It is a familiar story. The one where Jesus sets two men free from demonic possession, by sending the demons into a herd of swine and causing the swine to commit mass suicide. Ok that last detail may be exaggerating the storyline just a tad bit. But that's the story in essence. Part of the … Continue reading Inconvenient Christianity
2 Timothy 1:7 is a pretty well-known verse. Many Christians have committed it to memory. "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline." A couple of days back, while I was ironing clothes, the verse crept into my mind and as I was pondering over it, … Continue reading Power of a different kind: a meditation while ironing clothes
The Old Testament as a set of moral rules or obligations. The Old Testament as passé, out of date, or even irrelevant for the New Testament Christian. These two broad ideas define what many Christians think about the Old Testament today. Unfortunately, when we neglect or jettison the Old Testament, which makes up almost three … Continue reading The Importance and Relevance of the Old Testament to the Christian
Though well known for its pithy sayings, the book of Proverbs contains threads that run through it. I would hazard a guess that 'wisdom' would be the one of the threads that many are familiar with. However, the concept of wisdom in the Hebraic mindset might differ from our modern understanding of it - we … Continue reading Wisdom? Short reflections on the book of Proverbs
I read a particularly striking article this evening; though predicated upon the fall of Pastor Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church in Seattle, USA, but almost entirely relevant to the fall of Pastor Kong Hee and City Harvest Church in Singapore. Pastor Paul Tripp, while in the midst of counselling Pastor Mark and advising the … Continue reading Of Mars Hill Church and City Harvest Church
To say it was an ambitious camp is an understatement. In the planning for the camp, we attempted several programs which had not been done before: ranging from a seemingly simple angel-mortal game, to an amazing-race at Sentosa, to a campfire. The latter two were really a step of faith, highly dependent on weather... and with no back-up plan. … Continue reading God is alive, He is at work! (Reflections on ACJC Christian Fellowship Camp 2017)
I'm really thankful for today. It's been such a crazy, busy period for me that I scarcely have had time to breathe. On the surface, things on the ministry front seems positive. But if I were honest with myself, I knew that what has given way the most is my personal walk with the Lord. No, … Continue reading God’s encouraging word for me today!
