All throughout my days I will seek Your peace Let me hear Your voice singing over me When my weary heart drives me to despair In the shadows Lord, Let me find You there Into You I will hasten Into You I will lean Light of the world My only shelter King of love My…
New Hypocrites – HYPOCRISY Reloaded
Picked up a cheap buy I got from Glad Sounds Book Store entitled “What’s Right with the Church” by Methodist William H. Willimon. It was supposed to be bed time reading. Now, I’m planning to read it seriously because it’s too stimulating … this passage which touched on Hypocrisy helped me put things in better…
A Sense of Humor
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth …. in the middle he added some humor … ” I think that wouldn’t be too bad huh? A sense of humor keeps me away from dwelling on “serious” issues at the expense of my health. It’s not a kind of lame humor that’s mindless,…
Doubt …
Eugene Peterson has been a wonderful spiritual guide in my pastoral and spiritual development. I read this reply to an interview in 1984. ________________________________ TSF (Interviewer): What part does doubt play in your own spiritual development? Peterson: Doubt pushes me deeper. Doubt pushes me past the intellectualizing, past the superficial, and makes me deal with…
It is finished … well not really!
Finally after I dunno-how-long of procrastination, my ordination paper is finished.. The not really part is my learning is never finished! I’ve just send it via email to my Supervisor … upcoming PhD Candidate in Trinity Theological College S’pore Rev. Thomas Low. Aparently, he’s planning to do something on the Puritans. It’s fun to have…
OUCH!
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”—Mahatma Gandhi Found two new questions from I Like Jesus, but I Don’t Like Christians (ch. 7 from The Emerging Church) by Dan Kimball to ask my friends: – What comes to your mind when you hear the name…
Children … Integration not Segregation
Last Sunday, I made a conscious effort to include the “children” (i.e. young church) during the worship gathering. For the babies, it’s easier in a sense because we carry them and include them in that natural way. It’s more challenging when they start walking (or running) and may want to do their own thing. The…
SLEEP
I “accidently” clicked on to the Vineyard Central Community House/Residential Training section. My eyes locked on to this section on “Rest” (related to their training – there are other good ideas before and after this). “Most Americans function with too little sleep. We’re in the middle of a sleep-deficit epidemic and get about 90 minutes…
Re-entry to “Semenanjung” Life
I don’t know where to start. After, one week of “seminaring” and just immediately after the DUMC Campus Zone camp (which was three days and two nights.) I think, all in all my total travel time should be at least 10 hours to and fro Cameron … and then for the 5 days and 5…
Day 5 – Sivin Kit Go Home …
Well, I got my fish products packed and well frozen. Bags are ready, ticket in place, passport ok! I’m ready to go home. what a wonderful feeling! Gonna see May Chin and Gareth … wow! The last session on “Contextual Issues” was enlightening. Now, I know why a particular individual reacts so strongly to claims…