Category: Random Links

Disappointment with the Star I was a little surprised and yet not suprised my slightly edited version of my complaint post got “published” and will be on for 30 days! I suppose they are listening? World eBook Fair May Chin would be very happy for me because it’s FREE! Download away! Islam in Southeast Asia…

Absurdity of ‘Thinking in Language’ (The) “…we think in or with language…” Pause. I’m trying to do this now. Holy Tears I’ve heard of Holy laughter … now how is this different? Take Nothing for the Journey: A Fresh Look at Church Health I like the twist on the ABCs –> “The currency in use…

life is short Thanks Maggi for this : “… life is short. It needs to be lived, not dribbled away. It’s so easy to get complacent, to waste great chunks of life just drifting along being resentful, tired, overworked, angry, or the wrong kind of lazy… Life needs to be savoured. You don’t get it…

Brazil given harsh lesson in the art of becoming a team I watched the game between France and Brazil, and I could “feel” the difference not just in the way they played, but even in their facial expressions. And that was after watching England bow out of the World Cup kicked out by Portugal. Both…

eBible.com Thanks Cory for the invite. Will be exploring its potentials in due time. Transforming Spirituality (A Summary of F. LeRon Shults’ Three-Day Session) I’m amazed by the amount of summaries Richard J. Vincent “gifts” to us. This paragraph is so needed for anyone of us talking about “spiritual transormation”: “God calls me to find…

Amazing Grace: The William Wilberforce Story Hope they bring this movie to Malaysia. 🙂 Why theocentric preaching isn’t as boring as it sounds These two paragraphs caught my eye –> “The story of David and Goliath isn’t about how to handle the giants in our lives. It’s the story of a man who did the…

Getting Your Numbers Right This would have been helpful in a number of conversations I had the last three days at the Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore Pastors and leaders retreat 😛 Simple Things You Can Do Right Now To Jumpstart Your Writing Efforts so much common sense truth here. Dealing With Our Differences…

N.T. Wright and Anne Rice: Writing Our Way to God What if I’m not a “Left Behind” or “Da Vinci Code” Kind of Christian (and also not a “Jesus Dynasty” fan?) 🙂 Pursuing Wholeness in Community This is such a long “struggle” / “journey” The DaVinci Code . . . picking up where Luther left…

The Art of Gift Giving: A 10 Step Program I like receiving gifts … but who can receive if no one gives? “No gift is complete without a handwritten note attached.” Looking back on the gifts I have received .. the handwritten stuff are indeed special. Why e-mails are so easily misunderstood (via church relevance)…

Neocalvinism . . . Maybe: A peek into my neocalvinist toolbox This is VERY good stuff … very insightful. “…I’m inclined to express my reservations with neocalvinism in terms of user-error. In other words, I’m starting to think that the problem isn’t neocalvinism, but neocalvinists! And perhaps I have less problems with the neocalvinist toolbox…