I found this book hidden somewhere in the 1 Utama MPH bookstore. The price was good, the footnotes showed we had common influences (e.g. Clark Pinnock & Robert Brow, Brian McLaren, Lesslie Newbigin, C.S. Lewis, David J. Bosch, N.T. Wright, etc). That was enough for me to get the book and begin browsing through it…
Random Thoughts after The Day After Tomorrow
I was actually suprised that I enjoyed this movie. Rotten Tomatoes Movie Review compilation is mixed (as usual) The special effects were spectacular of course, the message straight forward, the focus on people were pretty touching at times (if dwelt longer may have drawn out some tears from us), and the music was actually haunting…
The Medium is the Worldview
Rex Miller’s article The Medium is the Worldview – Beyond Postmodernism has some important points for “reflection” & “action”. I’ll just pull out a few that hit me! __________________________ … The nature of print created a mindset that produced Modernism. The nature of broadcast created a mindset that produced Postmodernism. If we look at the…
“Evangelism” is a good word!
“Evangelism” does not seem to be a popular word in many circles – even Christian circles nowadays. I was intrigued to read it now being used by those involved with Open Source projects and software development. I found the lessons very relevant actually. This article is worth some “translating” for our own context.
ACLC ~ Completed
Well, I didn’t expect that the whole LWF Asian Church Leadership Conference (ACLC) would require and demand the amount of energy from my limited resources 🙂 But, I’m thankful I could somehow play a part in facilitating the event and learn what it means to serve. Rev. Ginda Harahap said there’s three kind of leadership…
Lutheran Communion & more!
It’s kind of a “dream” worship gathering for me personally. And it was really special to hear the words of institution spoken in Arabaic by my new friend and Arab Christian brother Rev. Samer Azar (from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordon). The middle eastern dimension was very enriching and authentic. On top of that,…
20 Point American Rant
Thanks to Geoff Holsclaw for this link to get one thinking (one may not agree with every single point). Read on just in case the link doesn’t work … (quite an exercise of self-therapy I must say *smile*) ________________________
ACLC ~ Day 3
Actually June 5th is also our wedding anniversary, but that will need another post. 🙂 The whole days programme was packed as usual. I was intrigued by the morning devotion which revolved around the “water” metaphor. There was even a special “water communion” where participants were invited to taste “water” while identifying with those where…
ACLC ~ Day 2
How often do you have fun with a Bishop? Well, I did with Bishop Dr Edison MUNTHE (from Simalungun Protestant Christian Church) tonight at the special Lutheran Communion Dinner Banquet that just finished a couple of hours ago. Here’s a picture of him (on a more seriousness note at the recent LWF assembly) I was…
Asian Church Leadership Conference
This conference (ACLC for short 4-7 June 2004) is actually organized and coordinated by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) (for a glimpse of the past click here) It will start tomorrow morning with Bishop Gideon Chang sharing and Rev. Philip Lok leading the opening worship at 8:30am (wow .. early for me!). It’s pretty much…