Here’s a quick link before I head off to Port Dickson … It seems Brian McLaren and “Emergent” is getting more publicity these days. Hmm…. here you go … New kind of Christian: Brian McLaren’s Emergent voice
The Emergent matrix: A new kind of church?
So finally the article we’ve been waiting for … The Emergent matrix: A new kind of church? with favorable comments from Maggi Dawn (From UK) and Tony Jones (From USA) This will be my bed time reading tonight …. (in Malaysia.)
Random Thoughts while finishing my coffee
I’ll be missing Gareth, May Chin and baby-on-the-way starting from tomorrow. It’s going to be three days and three nights with more than 100 Methodist youth in their youth leadership development programme camp. Glad to have the mockstar James Tan post-mblog blues overcome back posting with fresh vigor!! Had some fun last saturday fellowshipping with…
A Generous Orthodoxy ~ Revisited
I enjoyed this review on Brian McLaren’s A generous spirituality does bring the practical perspective in focus. he says … _________________________________________________________________ “The challenge of McLaren’s proposal is putting it into practice. Spirituality is, to a large degree, learned behavior. Changing external behaviors (introducing candles and substituting synthesizers for guitars) will be hard enough. But the…
The Inclusive Church
The Inclusive Church Conference 2004 is on the move. It’s a A three-day conversation with Brian McClaren, Steve Chalke & Jason Clark exploring theology and action in emerging culture. I wonder whether our friend Jo is the only Malaysian there … and then She’s also Chinese as well as a woman! Three cheers for Jo….
How to say “no!” from my 21 year old sage
When asked how does he” tell” the girl interested in him to get the message he’s not. Here’s his advice … Well, I’m not only abrasive and cold to her. Flat out ignoring people won’t tell the whole story. I encourage any healthy interaction, whereas there can’t be much until she gets of over the…
U2 & Taize
Apart from Theology and the rest of what comes with Seminary education, I was introduced to by what appears on the surface contrasting music. At my orientation retreat, I heard Taize music for the first time. Later, a senior cum fantastic guitarist told me about Bono and U2. I like what Chris Erdman, concludes here…
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Thanks to the Malaysian Bono(you know who you are, I’m so blessed!) for the album. It’s just great to get two U2 goodies (a DVD and then the latest album!) in 2 days! Thanks to faithasawayoflife for a review by Jeffrey Overstreet I loved the song “Yahweh” which kind of became the “opening” prayer before…
Tone of Voice
Thanks to Willzhead the link to the NY times article Who Is John Stott? (The whole article is worth reading just to have a fresh take on the word “evangelical” again. Anyway, I was drawn to this because I just quoted Stott in last weeks sunday message *smile* and listened to a recent sermon downloaded…
Fresh Expressions
Thanks to Maggi Dawn for the following from the Fresh Expressions post… __________________________________________________________________ I always encourage people to buy in thoroughly to whatever they are in to. It shows a serious lack of character, I think, to hover on the edge of something being cool and cynical and never getting your hands dirty – kind…