It’s been a while since I’ve tried this kind of stuff … interesting experience. Anyway, here’s My Personal Dna Report. Is this me? or …?
LENT 41.1: ON FORBEARANCE
Ps 27.1-3,13-14 There are times when evil does seem to rule the earth. The greedy seem to prosper, and the selfish seem to rise to positions of authority. Those who truly love God sometimes cannot help but secretly ask themselves if this universe is truly governed by a righteous God. We live under the reign…
LENT 40.1: ON OBEDIENCE
Phil 2.6-11 Many Christians are like little children who obey their parents with the hidden purpose of gaining favour so that they may acquire something they desire. The moral wrongness of this kind of obedience lies in its focus; the one who obeys is fixated not on the desires of God, but rather, on the…
LENT 39.1: ON RETURNING
*Note: I realized when we allocated the verses for the Lent Meditations we included Sundays … so this series will have more than 40 meditations thus far. I’ve been slow to post them up. So, today I’ll make sure it catches up first. Sorry if it appears to overwhelm at one go. Anyway, Sherman’s writings…
LENT 38.1: ON DEPENDANCE
Ps 18.2-7 The furiously jealous king was after his life. Young David was helpless, for the king had his men sent after him. His heart was pervaded with the anguish of fear, helplessness, and perhaps even a sense of hopelessness. But he willed himself, even at such an hour, to depend on the ability of…
Random Thoughts before I blow out the candles
There’s something special about walking through the Stations of the Cross … even lighting up the candles to set the stations up and blowing them out before I go home is part and parcel of the whoel experience for me. But the greatest sense of fulfilment is when I see people coming and having the…
Random Thoughts before the “Stations” Tonight
It’s been a while since I did random thoughts and I haven’t blogged the few series I had in mind “slow cooking”. These are “strange times”. Glimpses of grace here and there – very often when i least expect them. where does our credibility in the constructive work of theology, spirituality and ministry come from…
LENT 37.1: ON REMEMBERING
Gen 17.3-9 God made a covenant with Abraham and promised to bless his descendents and to be their God (Genesis 17.3-8). It was a covenant that was to be unceasing and perpetually binding. It was God’s instruction that Abraham’s descendents in the generations to come would have to also retain their memory of this covenant…
LENT 36.1: ON ALLEGIANCE
Dan 3.1-30 These three men were held in high esteem by the king and appointed to high-ranking positions. But it did not take too long before their attitude caused them to fall into the king’s disfavour: they refused to worship his gods (Daniel 3.13-15). Thus began the persecution of the faithful servants of God. We…
LENT 35.1: ON CONTENTMENT
Num 21.4-9 God was in the process of delivering the Israelites from Egypt into the Promised Land. He took great care of them by even feeding them to ensure they would not suffer from hunger. But apparently, he provided insufficient luxuries that would satisfy their appetites and gratify their desires. Hence, they complained against God…