It was simple fun. Inexpensive. A little competition and some excitement. 🙂 Wow. I noticed that I haven’t blogged as intensely as I used to. I wonder whether it’s because of Twitter or maybe I’m just more preoccupied lately. As one gets older I wonder whether decisiveness is seen as impatience. Or maybe it’s because…
Category: Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts While I’m in Room No. 5
This is the first time I’m staying in Room No. 5 at the Lutheran Mission Bungalow. It’s nice. I like the table I’m using now facing the garden. And the weather especially after the rain, is especially refreshing for my need 🙂 The main purpose for me to be here is actually not rest and…
Random Thoughts after Star Trek
I really liked the “Rebooted” Star Trek Movie. No complaints. Made me wonder how would the Church in Malaysia look like if we “rebooted” ourselves with the same energy and focus that went into this movie. Of course, made me wonder how would the government, various institutions and society in Malaysia would look like if…
Random Thoughts after surviving a long important meeting from 10am to 9pm
These purple potatoes are amazing. The taste is . I don’t know how to describe it. Unique? The funny thing is I had them on March 2, 2009 and I am still thinking of them. Unforgettable. The late 9pm dinner tonight was strictly Chinese after a grilling long meeting which after the whole exercise fried…
Random Thoughts after coffee and three slices of toast bread and cheese.
Trying out this new Polaroid Picture plug-in for my Windows Live Writer is fun. A few days ago a friend of mine had two words on her mind she really wanted to say to a particular Government ministry. I know every well just like me, it’s hard to utter such strong and yet sharp words…
Random Thoughts with Gareth’s Photo
I think Jesus called us to be shrewd as serpents and kind as doves, but most of the time we tend towards operating like hawks. It’s been a crazy way to begin the year. I thought I could ease into the rhythm. I never expected to be thrown in and find myself in places I’ve…
Random Thoughts before speaking at a combined Advent Worship Service
Time really flies … it zooms past us much quicker than we expect. An interesting question popped up today in Catechism class. How do people see the church I pastor? It’s one of those “who do people say I am?” questions applied to Bangsar Lutheran Church. This question can also be adapted to myself 🙂…
Random Thoughts in STM, Seremban
Finished one session on Church History and Church Today, two more to go. I’m currently blogging from STM, Seremban in a lecture room while Malaysian Old Testament scholar Dr. Leong Tien Fook is recovering and expounding on the “fear of God” based on Psalms. Two pictures are floating in my mind after a very…
We Are the Clay
MY MINISTRY RADICALLY CHANGED when I realized that what we call our negative sides – anger, anxiety, complaining, criticizing, procrastinating, controlling, and so on – are usually deep inner cries for help. Perhaps they are cries from early childhood, rising from emotional wounds that never healed. We were told so often to get over them,…
Random Thoughts before finishing an article
These three days made me seriously wonder what on earth are the real values in people, yes, even religious leaders! The fact is I’m not surprised by blatant racism and in your face greed . we are sinners after all. But somehow, it’s still disappointing. Ok I confess, I was downright fuming inside. The question…