Learning from Mary

Learning from Mary

This Sunday I will be preaching on the announcement of the birth of Jesus from Luke 1:26-38. The choice of the topic was, in the end, a no brainer. We just came back from church camp and the leaders wanted some sermons to encourage members to serve. And since it was...
Feeling Christmassy Yet?

Feeling Christmassy Yet?

Feeling Christmassy yet? Me neither. Just came back from a nice holiday. But it’s the end of anther demanding year. And like most of my years this past decade, it was a year of many downers interspersed with some incredible highs. I am tired, just have enough...
Twenty Years On

Twenty Years On

Does anyone know who wrote: “Education is a funny thing. At eighteen, I knew all the answers, now, at age 46, I don’t even understand the questions.” The last few days I had the privilege of ministering at the Singapore Baptist Pastors’...
The Mary Paradigm

The Mary Paradigm

I was having dinner with some good friends a few nights ago. One of them shared that she was pregnant, her first pregnancy. We rejoiced with her. I marveled again at this experience of bearing a child, an experience foreign to men. A child conceived in love as this...
No Rehearsals

No Rehearsals

I took part in a play only once in my life. In my second year in university I played Earnest in “The Importance Of Being Earnest.” I thought our best performance was the full-dress rehearsal. We were a little tense on the night of the actual performance....