Hearing from God in My “Sarung”

Hearing from God in My “Sarung”

When do you normally hear from the Lord? I normally hear from the Lord in the morning when I am just waking up. I am lying in bed, not yet fully awake. And in that in between time, no longer asleep but not yet fully awake, I hear Him speak. Happened just a few...
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...
Looking for COOI

Looking for COOI

I am at my church’s annual camp. Tonight, during the first talk, my pastor and friend Mark, said that many of us are looking for COOI, the Church Of Our Imagination. It’s the ecclesiastical holy grail, the perfect church where we truly belong.  It’s...
The Fight for Truth

The Fight for Truth

This week I was reminded afresh that the search for truth comes at a very high price. In Malaysia, a leading academic resigned after his work was considered “rubbish” by a high government official and his own think tank publicly distanced itself from his...