when this becomes “bigger” than it’s suppose to be … people change and often not for the better.
Category: Meditation
McLaren on the Passion “outreach”
Brian McLaren as always gets me thinking with a healthy twist, Passionate, but Not for Mel’s Movie is another example of his wisdom and often challenge …. here’s what struck me … some people won’t like the way he put it, but then again thanks Brian for saying it: “No doubt, Mel G’s film will…
kyrie eleison
~ via alternativeworship.org
The Sunday Service
“I love Sunday morning services. I know that’s a passé attitude in some places, but that gathering every SUnday morning of the whole church really adds something to my week.” It nice to read these words by Adam posted on Kingdom Come. Like many other aspects of the church from leadership to discipleship, it’s the…
Fasting-Feasting through LENT
Thanks Jonny Baker for this insight (via Jordon Cooper) Lent can be more than a time of fasting; it can be a season of feasting. We can use Lent to fast from certain things and to feast on others. Lent is a season in which we can: Fast from judging others; feast on the Christ…
16 Hard Truths
Tom Peter’s (refered to as … the father of the post-modern corporation … business’ best friend and worst nightmare) is coming to Malaysia on 3 March. For RM2995 you get to hear him on “I got (some of) it really wrong”. Would his “Off-shoring” Manifesto/Rant get closer to reality? Decide for yourself.
LENT – good sequel
From Maggi Dawn _____________________________ LENT, SHROVE TUESDAY, ASH WEDNESDAY I’m interested to notice that a lot of people in this blogvillage don’t know what the significance of Shrove tuesday and Ash Wednesday is. When I was a child (several hundred years ago now) this stuff was taught at Sunday School (but nobody goes there any…
LENT
I was asked about Lent tonight … I don’t think my answer was very comprehensive. This one is better, click here. Thanks to Steve Gee. ______________________ So we also retain Lent to this day, because we see it as a salutary outward discipline that gives Christians a wonderful opportunity for spiritual renewal, It’s a time…
Mother and Child
This is a beautiful picture (or icon?) from Spencer Burke, I’m going to carry it in my head and heart as I begin my Lenten journey. After reading his post, I thought why don’t I carry one picture (or icon?) with me each day.
Clean …
Delightful entry from James Tan (our very own Rock Intellectual Mystic) …. (here’s the whole post) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Eyes that are wide open can find beauty in anything, anywhere. Behold the traditional hand wash of the Chinese restaurants. Made of Chinese tea and a slice of lime. You simply…