Category: Random Links

THE 2006 WILLIAM BELDEN NOBLE LECTURES I’m listening to the first lecture now … The Right Reverend N. T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, England Introductions by The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes October 23, 2006 “God the Creator: The Gospel in a Gnostic World” (mp3) October 24, 2006 “Jesus the Lord: The Gospel and the…

UNDERSTANDING SPIRITUAL FORMATION congrats to Alex Tang for getting published in The Ooze! Nice to see a fellow Malaysian having a chance to be heard! 10 Theses on Renewal “The fundamental crisis of the church today is a crisis of the Word of God. The church must recover the full dynamic of the Word, not…

IS HE OR ISN’T HE? OBAMA’S EVANGELICAL QUESTION Interesting to follow this from a distance. These words made me ponder deeper how we use labels (and the limits it brings) … “It would have been easier for the senator-cum-president to answer, simply, “Yes,” to the evangelical question. But for Obama, as for many of us,…

The real ‘new atheism’ Pete Rollins helped me see Anselm in a new light. How To Change for the Better! At times reading some “How To’s” are good. Growing worldwide teen boom could fuel a dangerous generation gap (HT: Marko) Loving the Hell Out of People & The Gates of Hell I used this phrase…

Meditating as a Christian: Waiting Upon God I need to do this more …. I’m reminded from this section on “Light from Martin Luther” on how he tweaked the Lectio Divina that I could relate to: “In a little essay entitled “A right way to study theology” he proposed three rules – oratio, meditatio, and…

Martin Marty on diversity in the ancient church Noteworthy observation: “…it struck me that this is the difference between the systematic theologian and the church historian. The theologian wants to press for precision and the way it (perhaps) ought to be. The historian accounts for what actually was and is.” Other bonus links included at…

Understanding Burnout Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Looks good. I like the graphs. Not cut out for religion Thanks Jason Clark for the link … I love the last section. Time: Person of the Year: You It’s an interesting twist than what we’d expect. Feel special? maybe … a little disturbed? a little… but…

Are Numbers Evil? Is there a right use of numbers? “For McGavran, numbers meant accuracy, truth, the removal of spiritual language about sociological phenomena. McGavran would hear stories where ‘thousands were reached with the gospel.” McGavran would respond, “how many were now engaged in church life?” “ What Really Unites Pentecostals? As one who spent…

The Modern Word – John D. Caputo Interview I’m reading Caputo’s book On Religion so this is a supplement. The book is easier and refreshingly constructive than I expected 🙂 I will read the interview later. Deep Church lecture series no.4: On being a theological (Gospel) teacher – notes from the frontline. I’m following this…

Stopping Cultural Drift Simon Chan the Earnest Lau Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Theological College in Singapore is getting some airplay 🙂 More than Saving Souls an interview is always better so we can hear Prof. Simon Chan in his own words. The Limits of Tolerance One of the Malaysian Bishop’s sent me this…