“We have to make worship out of the things of our lives – while subverting the gods of our age.” ~ From PoMoMuSiNgs I must say Adam Cleaveland’s coverage of the Emergent convention in Nashville is simple fantastic. I’m also looking forward to read DJ Chuang’s coverage side by side maybe tomorrow and allow some…
Category: Meditation
Formed by His Grace
“There are few people who realize what God would make of them if they abandoned themselves into His hands, and let themselves be formed by His Grace.” ~ Ignatius These were beautiful words that set the tone for my in-front-of-computer sacredgateway time. This morning it was harder to get beyond page one of my prayer…
Losing and Gaining Our Lives
“The great paradox of life is that those who lose their lives will gain them. This paradox becomes visible in very ordinary situations. If we cling to our friends, we may lose them, but when we are nonpossessive in our relationships, we will make many friends. When fame is what we seek and desire, it…
New Life Beyond …
I was moved by this “letter” from an update from Jon Harris today … yesterday I was reminded of the New Life here and now, today I’m reminded of the New Life that takes us beyond the here and now. And I’m struck by the mystery of how this New Life in Christ works in…
New Life
Here’s a story from Jason Clark, that I hope to see more happening starting from BLC. May Chin told me she was very touched by it too, so I decided to post it in full. ____________________________ At our sunday service, a lady who has been visiting, came over to me with her friend, and said…
The 2004 Wired Rave Awards
Thanks to Tim Keel for this link. Tim’s comments here “ushered me” to check the issue out: “This current issue of Wired contains the Rave Awards, profiles on “20 mavericks and dreamers” across a host of disciplines: film, business, politics, medicine, writing…which causes me to pause and reflect that this energy, this life that is…
Easter Hope
Watching and listening to the interview with FREDERICK BUECHNER in Easter Hope in Time of War (recorded in 2003 so that gives us some context). I just love the ways he pieces his phrases to convey truth that sets people free … free to respond … free to live! “What really matters is not so…
Antidote to Discouragement
One more before I collect BLC’s Newsletter Mustard Seed from the photocopy centre at Damansara Jaya. Today, the nourishment is suplied by Gordon Cosby: “During the last ten years, our national economy has been doing well, we are told. Yet more and more people are sliding into poverty’s grip. All those statistics represent human beings…
On Groups after 60years
“Gordon Cosby (church of the Savior in Wash. DC) says that, in over 60 years of ministry, they have learned that no groups that come together for a non-missional purpose (prayer, worship, study, etc.) end up becoming missional. It has only been the groups that set out to be missional in the first place (while…
The Journey Begins …
1GOD spoke to Moses: 2″Order the People of Israel to bring you virgin olive oil for light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. 3Aaron is in charge of keeping these lamps burning in front of the curtain that screens The Testimony in the Tent of Meeting from evening to morning continually before…