what lies ahead for us as a denomination? how will the election go? who will be the new Bishop? how shall we play our part – in voicing as well as in voting our concerns. This is an important convention for us for it will mark our entry into a new phase of the corporate…
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Introducing : The Postmodern Postmortem
My good friend Sherman has been blogging away until I need to wait for Monday to catch up and engage in conversation with him from my side … this series of blogs has been insightful. I’ll pick out some statements that jump out for me .. read the rest for yourself. I hope to “interact”…
Clearer …
Here’s a progression of “Haze-related” pictures from yesterday morning, to yesterday evening, to this morning which is much clearer and better 🙂 Both Gareth and I are feeling much better too … he still with a slight cough, my headaches gone and no longer sneezing … Perhaps I could relate this a little to my…
ELCA Presiding Bishop’s Report 2005
[…click picture for video…] Some words REALLY popped up for me, “Gospel”, “evanglizing”, “convergence”, “together”, “conversation”, “catalyst”, “Evangelical”, “Lutheran”, “Reforming”, “moral will”, “Inbreaking of God’s reign”, “prophetic”, “grassroot spiritual dimension”, “for the sake of the world”, “Holy Spirit at work”, “Being Church Together”, “Mission”, “Diverse ecclesial strands”, “interdependance”, “partnership”, “local needs & global contexts”, “shared…
Seconds Thoughts on Children Ministry & More …
What a delightful surprise … Youth Specialities put up the article I did for the latest YouthWorker Journal. I felt so privileged to get a chance to put some of these “work in progress” relfections down on paper and share them with others. Anway, here’s the article … Malaysia: Second Thoughts on Children and More…
Emergent Latest …
Review Written by Paul Harrison The last two reviews in this amazon page really brings a further twist to this story … (via Dashhouse) “What I can say about McLaren and what he taught of the past few days is that he believes in the authrotiy of Scriptures and that they are true. Our interpretations,…
Post conference thoughts from Singapore & Malaysia
I managed to take this picture while sitting on the bus to cross the causeway from Singapore to Malaysia. It’s interesting for me at least to note how different Singapore and Malaysia is even though we are so close as neighbouring countries. It’s interesting to read the post pomo youth ministry conference responses from the…
Beam me up Scotty … Part 2
The name Scott McKnight turned up on my conversation with a Malaysian NT scholar today … in matters regarding New testament studies and also the Emergent conversation while extended time reflecting on our own Malaysian context together. (I really find times like this so stimulating and motivating) I thought it will be nice to continue…
No Easy Answers …
(Just for those who think I’m still in Singapore … I’m not. I came back last Saturday evening. All these thoughts are slightly delayed *smile* … there’s so much in my “being” … now.) Back to this post … Yes folks Tony Jones actually did speak from the Bible .. the Gospel of Luke specifically…
Memorable Extras
In conferences it’s easy to be in a state where it’s a lot of input whether in theology (teaching) or methodology (training) – it’s a breath of fresh air when Dan asked us to write down names of people whom we know who are not yet followers of Christ on these post-it notes and then…