I found a latest couple of email exchanges very helpful to clarify what I mean by “emergent” in my own thinking and our efforts here in our Malaysian context and possibly beyond in connection with others who find this word helpful. Apparently many people are having fun with this quiz “What’s your theological worldview?”. Actually,…
My recent Emergent Reading Updates
Emergent Church: Filled with creative, energetic potential I hope the title won’t confuse things even more because I’m finding it now more useful to not use “emerging church” and “emergent” interchangably though there’s an intimate connection I do feel a distinction will be helpful. Having said that, I found many insights, cautions, encouragements, and guidance…
Spiritual Formation Test
I suppose I’m just in the flow of quizes and tests the past week. This one seems worth some time … life is definately not just about theological worldviews or leadership assesments – spiritual formation is high on my agenda. The Spiritual Formation Test was originally designed to work with Scott McKnight’s book Jesus Creed…
Preaching on the Run: Toward Simpler Way to Prepare
What Chris Erdmans writes here is so liberating and real …. allow me to lift up some paragraphs … I’d learned somewhere along the way that a good pastor spent his (and it was always “his”) mornings in exegesis and study, and his afternoons in calling and other administrative tasks. And a good pastor could…
New Blogs!
Here are some blogs I’m planning to take note more… Musings of an Emergent Postmodern Negro thoughts and words from an organic negroblogian TheBolgBlog Ryan Bolger’s musings about following Jesus within post-Western cultures Imitatio Christi All that followers of Christ are to be and do rightly flows from God’s intentions for human life together, and…
Innovator!
Thanks Ben Ong (or blame it on him) that I took this test: … Your answers suggest you are an Innovator The four aspects that make up this personality type are: Summary of Innovators * Energetic and creative taking inspiration from everyone they meet * Enjoy flexible work environments with few rules and many opportunities…
Random Thoughts Returns
(May Chin is a pretty good camera woman after all with this shot of me carrying Gareth from the sea to the beach during a Tioman Island sunset … with an Island on the left and a boat on the right … cool!) I was so encouraged by a phonecall while I was on the…
I’m still 29 at heart?
I’m in a quiz mood … thanks to Ben Ong. Ok I admit … passing 30 was very significant for me … and I’ll be turning 33 soon (eh-hem in October 1st *hint hint*) You Are 29 Years Old 29 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view…
What’s Your Theological Worldview?
You scored as Emergent/Postmodern. You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don’t think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take…
My First Sand Castle!
I think before I land up doing some “random links” & “random thoughts” posts or more “serious” stuff :-). I’ll stick with some of the special moments we had during the recent holiday at Tioman Island. I’m doing this consciously because for me life has grown to be more “integrated” these days – i.e. truth…