Better late than never. During 8-11 June 2009, I spent few days at STM for this study process. Apart from plenary sessions with relevant respondents, we were also in small group discussions. At the end of the whole study process, I was asked to compile, organize and share a more cohesive summary of the scattered…
Category: Mission
Random Links #332 on Mission & Reconciliation
The countercultural vitality of mission Vintage John Stott. We often go to one of two extremes. Either we are so keen to live in the world that we imbibe non-Christian ideas and standards, and become conformed; or we are so keen not to lose our distinctive identity that we withdraw. The best way to avoid…
Sivin Kit on the Good News
Dream Awakener JR Woodward was kind to invite me to contribute for an on-going blog series called The Good News, which is taking place throughout the Easter Season, from Easter to Pentecost. Please read on below, and check out the others on JR’s site. * * * Sivin Kit on The Good News 04.17.2009 Illustration…
Archbishop’s Reflections on Easter
Blessed Easter! Archbishop Rowan Williams in his usual insightful best, shares the message in less than 4 minutes.
A Third Way for Congregations and the word “And”!
I missed out on the following paragraph from Changing the Conversation: A third way for congregations which I thought is worth some blog space. In these third-way congregations, spirituality is real and worship is vital. God is alive and people are engaged in practicing and expressing faith. That is, they are living their faith in…
A Third Way for Congregations?
I’m still reading Changing the Conversation: A third way for congregations and using the book as a point for self-reflection. The blog posts here slows me down and pulls me back to the chapters I’ve already read which is good. So, there is a back and forth movement. I’m already into the chapter “Conversation Four:…
Changing the Conversation: A third way for congregations.
I’ve always loved the word “conversation”. I prefer it over other words like “dialogue” or “movement” (depending on which end of the spectrum one is in whether activism or quietism or whatever pole one chooses. Happy Birthday Bangsar Lutheran Church! It’s fascinating after all these years, I find myself returning to the basic questions…
Pastor for Palestine, Imam for Israel?
A couple of weeks ago before our media was dominated by the crisis in Perak, and the gutter politics the last one week. The Nut Graph did an interview with me on the Gaza crisis and some wider thoughts on The Israeli-Palestine conflict from a Christian perspective. You can read the interview here. Some commented…
Journeying together with A Common Word
It’s been a long day, a full 8 hours at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia fully engaged in brainstorming, conversing, typing, documenting, thinking, analyzing, reflecting, laughing, eating etc. We had some coffee breaks, lunch and dinner breaks of course . . While the document a Common Word was a catalyst for our time together,which was mainly working…
What motivates you, Father O.C. Lim?
"Our country enters the phase of naked display of aggression. When a regime is morally bankrupt it will use immoral means to hold on to power. We might be weak but we still have the power of prayer & silent witnessing. . The unjust may break our bones but they can’t break our spirit. "…