Archive for September, 2007
Looking in the Wrong Direction
The other day, our local Straits Times showed a rather ironic picture of people standing along the esplanade at Penang’s Gurney Drive looking out towards the sea. And what were they hoping to see? Signs of a tsunami when the Penang authorities had issued a tsunami alert warning following the mammoth 8.1 richter-scale earthquake that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )There is no God
This morning, as I exercised out on my balcony overlooking my neighbour’s garden as I do most days, a bird’s flight movement in direct line of my sight drew my attention to a nest that it had built on a twine hanging from the tree that dominated that garden. Now, how was it that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Slow down, you’re going too fast
Last Sat, I went from a lunch in church where the China ladies had cooked dumplings to the convention centre to attend a volunteer appreciation ceremony. Typical of me, as there was some slack time, since the Guest of Honour was supposed to arrive at 2.30 pm, and I was nearly there before 2 pm, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )From Human Beings to Human Becomings
Again, I was blessed last week by the teaching of my denominational head in his sharing with marketplace leaders. Continuing his exposition on the Christian world view from Colossians 3, Rev talked about the need to recognise, in the words of Stanley Jones, that we as Christians interface with 3 worlds – the [...]
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