-
On the CHC arrests - Nothing new under the sun: Neither defend nor condemn
It's impossible to ignore the arrests of Ps Kong Hee and four other senior leaders of City Harvest. There is a flurry of media attention and buzz online, why still write about it? I didn't want to add my two cents worth. But as I browsed the plethora of clammouring voices, I felt compelled to highlight a few and to add my own ( Read more... ) -
Sacred Pathway #1 Naturalists
Last week, I wrote about exploring alternative ways to sustain a vital relationship with God - other than the conventional daily devotion model. First up is the naturalists - loving God outdoors. It's fairly self-explanatory. The Bible is replete with descriptions and metaphors from nature. Many of the OT theophanies (appearances of God) happened ( Read more... ) -
Disappearing Places in Singapore: Bukit Brown Cemetery
Bukit Brown Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Singapore, the first grave dating to 1833. It is estimated to house 100,000 tombs in a vast landsize of about 0.86 square kilometers but it has been abandoned since its closure in 1973. Since then, it has been home to much biodiversity ( Read more... ) -
The Danger of Bible Reading in Daily Devotions & Quiet Times
The lesson of biblical theology is that no text stands alone, and the whole of Scripture is its ultimate context. So we should beware of taking every portion of a size convenient for daily reading (whatever that might be) and forcing it to yield up spme self-contained Christian truth. In our efforts to make every snippet of Scripture relevant and ( Read more... )
