Two nights, and so far, as Iisten those who have taken time and their own pace to prayerfully walk the Stations of the Cross at BLC the last 2 days, it affirms the right decision we made as a council to have this practice available to all who desire step back to look at Jesus…
Category: Spirituality
Second Thoughts on "self-centered prayer"
"Simple Prayer is necessary, even essential, to the spiritual life. The only way we move beyond "self-centred prayer" (if indeed we ever do) is by going through it, not by making a detour around it. – Richard J. Foster, Prayer, p. 11 My earliest memories of prayer is when I prayed for my mom…
Merdeka 2007: Revolution of Hope
I’ve been a little busy with the new born baby no.3, before I’m off to another set of responsibilities, I better not forget informing you of a special time of reflection together as Christians next Sunday. For those of you who remember my good friend – “the guy with the cool hair” – Jesuit Father…
Reformation Day: Beginnings of change and not the end of discussion!
The last whole month I’ve enjoyed the chance (and the discipline) to speak based on four of the five Solas. In fact, the pastors in our two districts in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor all did the same which I thought was a good idea. Here are the slides (in pdf) I used for each sermon…
The Lord’s Prayer in Syriac Aramaic
(HT: Blogpastor)
Song of Grace
GOD OF THE GOOD NEWS, in the fullness of my life, empty me of distractions. Still my busyness. Quiet my chatter. Sing your song of grace to me until the tune rings in the core of my being and my life resonates with your good news. – Alive Now (via Upper Room Daily Reflections) It’s…
Prayers for Peaceful Transition of Change in Myanmar
An elder Buddhist monk is escorted by a protester in Yangon. At least four people were killed and 100 injured as Myanmar’s security forces clamped down on anti-government protests led by Buddhist monks. (AFP/Democrativ Voice of Burma) I got a letter from my Bishop Rt. Rev. Philip Lok yesterday to call for our churches to…
Thinking Missionally
If this is what’s emerging here and now, then I’m glad I’m part of it! At least, I’m working on it 🙂
Am I Giving in Proportion to My Blessing?
I found the set of questions here useful for personal reflection and further conversation … I confess I don’t get very excited when it comes to talking about money in the church (it’s a reaction against abusive prosperity preaching!) And yet, the way we handle our finances and the discipline/art of giving is an essential…
A Pure Heart
PRAYER BRINGS ABOUT a turning of the heart to God, who is ever ready to give, if we will but take what God has given. And in the very act of turning, there is effected a cleansing of the inner eye. The things of a temporal kind that were desired are excluded, so that…