Facetime

Facetime

In his book The Face-to-Face Book, Ed Keller writes: While the viral power of social media often is overestimated, face-to-face communications have some distinct advantages that are unappreciated. The nonverbal communication that is made possible through emotions,...
Being and Doing

Being and Doing

I am back in Penang to see my mum. Needed to take care of certain things for her here. I envisage more such trips next year. I am here about once a month now. Yet every time I am here, I feel I need to be here longer. Or more often. Mum can’t relocate to Singapore....
Why Can’t I Speak in Tongues?

Why Can’t I Speak in Tongues?

I had just preached on how to cope when the Lord doesn’t answer our requests for legitimate things. Someone came up and posed the following question: “I have asked the Lord to give me the gift of tongues but He hasn’t.” The stand of the church, and my own stand, is...