Thanks Tony Jones for this . 10. Give to every one who asks you, and don’t ask for it back. The Father wants his blessings shared. 9. Welcome anyone coming in the name of the Lord. Receive everyone who comes in the name of the Lord, but then, test them and use your discretion. If…
Category: Spirituality
Pentecost Sunday: Holy Spirit Coming, Happy Birthday – The Church!
Blessed Pentecost Sunday. Happy Birthday, Church – The Body of Christ left behind until that final day! Happy Birthday – The Church! from Sivin Kit on Vimeo.
Instruction Manual for Life [cc]
The whole 8 minutes is worth every second. Jonathan Brink‘s words below kind of lead me there: "Perhaps we will find ourselves drawn to the author who believes in us enough to leave so many pages blank (HT: Aaron Loy )
Miroslav Volf’s Hour of power message: February 8th 2009
New Identity. New Future. New Past. Food for thought during afternoon siesta. Nice little accidental discovery again on youtube. 🙂
An Evening with Brian McLaren 2009
Since Brian was so kind to name a good man you should know more about … (whom I fully agree after checking out Ron Martoia’s blog and books!), I thought I’d mention Brian McLaren in this post as a good man we should all pay attention to as well (just in case some don’t know…
7 Ways to Love Your Neighbor in Malaysia
Inspired by 50 Ways to Love Your Neighbor. Let me give it a jump start, can’t come out with 50 at one go. But 7 is possible. “Neighbor” here begins with the people really staying next to you or the same floor with you. But it extends to “Neighbors” at work, school, interest groups, clubs,…
Seven Theses on Public Theological Praxis
Reading Public Theology as Christian Witness: Exploring the Genre by John W. de Gruchy, has been so timely as I continue refining my own thinking in the context of Malaysia today. His seven theses is a helpful place to reboot myself. 1. Good public theological praxis does not seek to preference Christianity but to witness…
Goodness and Mercy
MERCY IS NOT MERELY FEELING SYMPATHY. Mercy is extended by one who has the power to condemn or punish but chooses not to. We choose not to criticize, not to say, “I told you so,” not to exact our “pound of flesh” – not to avenge. As Jesus shows us in his interaction with the…
John Polkinghorne on religion in a global age
This is a solid 2:22 Minutes from John Polkinghorne, formerly a theoretical physicist at Cambridge University, is an Anglican priest from meaningoflife.tv This would be a good topic for perhaps entitled “Religion in Post-March 8th 2009 Malaysia”
Cultivating Faith 5 minutes Every Night Every Home
I noticed Elysia and Gareth’s favorite part as we’ve been doing FAITH 5 for quite a while (maybe 2 years?) is the part where we bless each other as we hook our little fingers, and give each other a great hug. Okay, I must admit. It’s one of my favorite parts too. The practice…