This is sparked by a question so i could prepare for a kind of open topic combined group meeting a while ago. “The first thing to explain about the Bible is that it is quite different in its form from the Qur’an. The Qur’an Shareef is presented as the direct speech of God. Of course…
Messing with Mondex
It all started with an email to me on a powerpoint sent to one of BLC’s leaders about “Mondex Bio-chip” info connecting it with a certain interpretation of Revelation 13 especially the mark of the beast. My immediate unrefined email reply was this … A quick reply from me .. 1. I’ve heard this 10…
Ambiguity
“People are not caught between a generalized good or a generalized bad. They are caught in the bind of two quite specific goods and two quite specific bads — or (perhaps more likely) among several options, none of which is good or bad.” “The homilectical plot must catch people in the depths of the awful…
Augustine Interviews God
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Broken People
“God calls very broken people to enter ministry, for, once healed, it is out-of brokenness that we accomplish our greatest ministry of healing toward others.” ~ Managing the Congregation, p. 18 Moh Foong has put up the latest 2003 pictures of BLC here
Random Thoughts hoping for better tomorrows
I really never expected that Mom’s place would have a break-in that totally messed up our week (at least the last two days). But then, none of us can ever be truly ready for any form of invasion … Under stress when I found out about another unwanted event ( another kind of invasion). It’s…
Hell
~ From Spencer Burke Just when I thought I could get re-oriented back to rhythm. The unpleasant unexpected happened. One feels invaded when your home is turned upside down (in this case it was my parents shophouse). Some portable property was stolen, and for my mom hard earned or saved money emptied, and I feel…
Mother Theresa
Attitudes to the Poor
Read and reflected on “Attitudes to the Poor in New Testament Times” in preparation on a message based on John 12.1-8. Somehow reading the article coincides with our visit coming up this afternoon. We’re visiting the NGO led by a friend I got to know better at the Asian Mission Conference in S’pore. The NGO…