*Update: My previous blog title might have given the impression the Vigil is over – that was not my intention to communicate that. I apologize if that is the impression I had given .. according the offical website — > ” The vigil, will be held nightly from 8.00 pm – 9.00pm until 31 January…
No. 100 – Islamic Family Law Petition
I just got the email that linked me to the Islamic Family Laws Petition. Read Cabinet puts on hold gazetting of controversial Islamic Family Law Act for some mainstream info. I signed and then found out I was No. 100. If you are a Malaysian, please go to the link and make up your mind…
Caim for stilling our hearts
(a “caim” is a Celtic “circle prayer”) “Encircle me, O God, Keep faith within, Keep pride without. Encircle me, O God, Keep hope within, Keep despair out. Encircle me, O God, Keep love within, Keep fear without.” ~ Adapted from David Adam’s, The Cry of the Deer,p.11ff via The Practice of Prayer by Robert Warren
The Vigil – my sequel
I came with two friends. Good to see some familiar faces … and as time progressed quickly for the hour relationships deepened and other new conversations emerged as well. Of course, these are more of the side benefits. This CandleLight Vigil in Front of KL High Court was not meant just for us to hang…
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Time’s Best Photos of the Year 2005 powerful images … mostly tragic, at times redemptive. Crash course in learning theory (via Rich Melheim) A consistent side interest of mine … Manual for consensus procedures the word “consensus” is one I seek to understand better and practice more. The churches and the church: Why ecclesiology matters…
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What is a faithmap? Thanks Stephen for this timely reminder for the new year … “a faithmap marks certain things we know, leaves much for future exploration, and is used for traveling. One does not study a map just to have a better understanding of a map. In the same way a faithmap is useless…
Random Thoughts after Potato Chips
For once I think I ended the year and started it by being a good boy and used the voucher for my blood test, urine test and ECG test. wow! I’m 175.7cm (did I grow 0.7cm?) but the weight is 76.7Kg. Someone told me that’s an ok weight but others have commented on my less…
BLC Website 2006
After some years using the free tripod site here, we’ve moved to http://blc.net.my/ and already have a simple new design (thanks to Moh Foong) with gradual improvements in progress.
Postcards at the edge …
Thanks to Steve Taylor for compiling, organizing and posting all these up. Here’s the short & quick “answers” I wrote in response to the questions: How were you as an emerging community birthed? We were birthed five years ago, on April 1 2000 in my home. About 15 of us were part of the core…
The Vigil
It was a nice peaceful evening … which set the scene for a peaceful lighting of candles for a vigil … The context is this … High Court declines to intervene – “The Appellate and Special Powers High Court has ruled that it will not disturb the declaration that Everest climber L/Kpl M. Moorthy was…