~ by Boruch Nachson, a Chassidic artist living in Chevron, Israel. “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would have not!” ~ Luke 13.34 (NASB)
Fasting-Feasting through LENT
Thanks Jonny Baker for this insight (via Jordon Cooper) Lent can be more than a time of fasting; it can be a season of feasting. We can use Lent to fast from certain things and to feast on others. Lent is a season in which we can: Fast from judging others; feast on the Christ…
Random Thoughts Before the Oscars
ok I missed the Grammy’s … somehow I wasn’t “drawn” to it … but the Oscars now that’s different matter. (some speeches are cheesy .. but then we do get some gems and occassional opps-wow-type of speeches *grin* … the pre-award interviews are interesting) … cheers for Whale Rider!! Yeah for Keisha Castle-Hughes! nice to…
Paradox ~ Lent day 4
~ both pictures from Spencer Burke My heart desires to be in state of the soothing rose picture. The reality is often I’m led back into the dry cracked wilderness picture. “The Lord with you … and also with you …”
Random Thoughts on New Notebook
I’ve always been slower when it comes to technology, but I’ve been thankfully quick to adapt and learn. how I wish we could watch the movie of the year in Malaysia… I guess we’ll have to drive down to Singapore (if it releases there) visited the new MPH at 1 Utama shopping mall last night…
Frustration Reliever
Try throwing rocks at boys. I know it’s LENT, and I need some extra patience. But, this is a lighthearted game that allows me to laugh at myself when I take myself too seriously (thanks James Tan).
10 Tips on writing the Living Web
Jump in here *spash!* Thanks Jason Clark who got this from Jordon Cooper.
Why the Evangelical Church Needs the Liberal Church
In a discussion about some “touchy” matters between our American guests and Malaysian pastors over lunch. There’s a tendency in us to “over-rate” the value of our “conservatism” in Asia (most of us here would be considered evangelicals, pentecostal or charismatic – for lack of better terms for now … call yourself a “liberal” would…
16 Hard Truths
Tom Peter’s (refered to as … the father of the post-modern corporation … business’ best friend and worst nightmare) is coming to Malaysia on 3 March. For RM2995 you get to hear him on “I got (some of) it really wrong”. Would his “Off-shoring” Manifesto/Rant get closer to reality? Decide for yourself.
LENT – good sequel
From Maggi Dawn _____________________________ LENT, SHROVE TUESDAY, ASH WEDNESDAY I’m interested to notice that a lot of people in this blogvillage don’t know what the significance of Shrove tuesday and Ash Wednesday is. When I was a child (several hundred years ago now) this stuff was taught at Sunday School (but nobody goes there any…