COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF MALAYSIA YOUTH STATEMENT OF CCM YOUTH ON THE USAGE OF ‘ALLAH’ MARCH 10, 2009 CCM Youth is disappointed and deeply regrets the Home Ministry’s lack of order and clarity in its handling of the restriction over the usage of “Allah”, which involves the Bahasa Malaysia edition of the Roman Catholic…
Category: Theology
The Science of Emergence 101
The phrase “sorrowful debate” caught my attention. I think paying attention to what Dr. Philip Clayton is saying is worth broadening the conversation. Fascinating how the science of Emergence can be a resource in the way we do theology today.
A Call to the Emerging Church and A Response
Now might get interesting again with emerging, emergent . and emergence Looks like something is happening in USA, but then how about the rest of the world? No one can answer that except the rest of us in the rest of the world.
Ash Wednesday: Where we belong
THE ASH WEDNESDAY shadow on the wall, cast by my own solidity blocking light, generates deep penitence and at the same time a yearning for the “new and right spirit” that God gives. We do not search out our sinfulness in order to indulge in feeling bad but to set ourselves on the path of…
Pastor for Palestine, Imam for Israel?
A couple of weeks ago before our media was dominated by the crisis in Perak, and the gutter politics the last one week. The Nut Graph did an interview with me on the Gaza crisis and some wider thoughts on The Israeli-Palestine conflict from a Christian perspective. You can read the interview here. Some commented…
Journeying together with A Common Word
It’s been a long day, a full 8 hours at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia fully engaged in brainstorming, conversing, typing, documenting, thinking, analyzing, reflecting, laughing, eating etc. We had some coffee breaks, lunch and dinner breaks of course . . While the document a Common Word was a catalyst for our time together,which was mainly working…
A Common Word … for Malaysia?
I will be participating in a study cum workshop at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia the next one and a half days (12-13 February 2009), entitled “A Malaysian Christian response to the Common Word“ Noteworthy Malaysians who signed the document: 52. H.E. Dr. Anwar Ibrahim Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; Honorary President of AccountAbility 66. Prof….
What motivates you, Father O.C. Lim?
"Our country enters the phase of naked display of aggression. When a regime is morally bankrupt it will use immoral means to hold on to power. We might be weak but we still have the power of prayer & silent witnessing. . The unjust may break our bones but they can’t break our spirit. "…
Tony Campolo – Stepping outside Orthodoxy?
Is Tony stretching the Orthodox boundaries of many Christians? Yes, absolutely. Is he outside of Orthodoxy? No … I don’t think so. Is he compromising the gospel?. . . Depends who is deciding right? Some will say yes, others will say no …a quick glance through Church History shows Tony is not alone in his…
Suspended Space
I’m heading to BLC’s worship gathering or corporate liturgical hour with a new lens inspired by these insights on “suspended space”!