Angry Lesson

Angry Lesson

Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are...
Coming into Our Mess

Coming into Our Mess

dung: excrement, esp of animals; manure (Collins) While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. (Luke...
The Lesson of the Getz

The Lesson of the Getz

I almost made a big mistake. I was about to sell our Malaysian 2004 Hyundai Getz for the money. I had already left the car at my mechanic’s and asked him to contact reliable used-car dealers to give me quotations. The first quotation was low. But it made us pause. The...
Blessing the Elephant

Blessing the Elephant

It’s confession time again. I didn’t go to any worship service on Sunday May 27th, 2012. No, I wasn’t sick and neither did I participate in a Saturday evening service the night before. It was quite last-minute. I had to bless a restaurant....
Heat and Light

Heat and Light

“When you are alone, listen to God,” he had posted in response to my Facebook status update. It was a timely reminder from a caring friend. I had been so caught up with the preparations for MAI-Asia’s Publishing Forum in Hong Kong that I hadn’t...