This elections is critical not just for the next 4-5 years but the next 40-50 years. While many of us might prefer to operate with a more independent streak as an ideal, i.e. we vote primarily for the candidate and not the party, or we want to focus on specific issues. But political realities in…
Category: Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts with a Full Stomach
The last few weeks had been very FULL in terms of time, relationships, appointments, ups and downs, etc. This moment of silence is precious. It’s always hard when any of the family member falls sick. And especially when it’s the children. Having kids has forced me to re-look at many areas of life. Especially the…
Random Thoughts on the 5th Day of CNY
It’s amazing how hidden the best food one can get from the public eye. When we passed by the Hotel Merlin in Port Dickson, we didn’t expect much. In fact, we giggled past it. But then lo and behold, we had dinner at the family owned restaurant …. and it was awesome … in fact…
Random Thoughts before the Sun rises
It’s going to be sometime before I can catch the sun rise. It’s the middle of the night now. Looks like there will be a detail in the Christian Perspectives on Politics in Malaysia series. I will try to wrap it up tomorrow. I managed to estimate the time for this morning’s activities at the…
Random Thoughts while the fan is blowing
Early in the morning, the whole rhythm of school starts again. It’s still a major adjustment in terms of energy. Some sad moments surfaced last week … they come without invitation and then we’re called to pay attention to them again. The challenge is how one doesn’t get paralyzed by them and yet find growth….
Random Thoughts on Saturday night
I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon Richard Bauckham’s book The Bible in Politics: How to Read the Bible Politically in BLC’s not-yet-organized library. Scanning through it was very rewarding before and after dinner. Imagine my left hand trying to get Ewan to sleep, and my right hand flipping through the pages 🙂 Tomorrow, a…
Random Thoughts before a cold water shower!
It feels great to finally finish reading and begin probing initial thoughts from Constructing Local Theologies. There’s so much covered in the book that I will need to slow down and dwell on quite a number of concerns and observations with a specific Malaysian focus. I’ve also tried to give it a little bit more…
Random Thoughts after Leron Shults Transforming Visit …
Well … so much has happened the last few days, that I haven’t had enough time to reflect and blog about it. Maybe tomorrow. But, one thing is for sure the last two days has been pretty “transforming” whether it’s in the more formal settings of seminars and talks to the informal games we play…
Random Thoughts before attempting to sort out personal library
It’s good to know I’ve managed to reach Day 8 of my own 30 challenged to reenter my rhythm for journaling-prayer-meditation. It still hasn’t moved back into more paragraph writing yet. Perhaps, it’s because I’m also blogging too. This morning’s Upper Room Devotional was good. A timely word after an unexpected email. My mind wanders…
Random Thoughts before Epiphany
There are some things which will happen, and even though you are more prepared to face it, it still impacts you. The toilet reading had a revelatory moment. There are those who specialize in complaining but provide no alternatives. Energy is limited. I thought I’d manage a little better this week in terms of the…