Dear Parents, Sunday School Teachers, Pastoral Care workers and anyone who loves children, This is just a reminder that tomorrow is the last day to register for the 1-day workshop on: How To Tell Children Sacred Stories From The Bible Using Godly Play®. Date: Saturday, 10 November 2012 Time: 9am to 5pm Venue: The Father’s House, Bangsar Lutheran Church (directions and […]
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In celebration of Reformation Day today, here’s a fascinating (though dated) article from The Economist about how Martin Luther was the first social media ninja and how social media brought on the Reformation! It is a familiar-sounding tale: after decades of simmering discontent a new form of media gives opponents of an authoritarian regime a
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RqR_OmnHEo] Rev. Dr. Dion Forster‘s presentation in Consultation on Christian Advocacy, Poverty & Corruption, organized by CANOPI – a network of Christians across denominations as a voice for the poor. (For more info, please email CANOPI Malaysia at canopi[dot]msia[at]gmail[dot]com or visit their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Canopi.Msia. Also, don’t forget that CANOPI will be launching EXPOSED – Shining a Light
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Dear Parents, Sunday School Teachers, Pastoral Care workers and anyone who loves children, Bangsar Lutheran Church is pleased to host a 1-day workshop organized by Breakthru Enrichment Station on: How To Tell Children Sacred Stories From The Bible Using Godly Play®. Date: Saturday, 10 November 2012 Time: 9am to 5pm Venue: The Father’s House, Bangsar
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Today is Pentacost Sunday, where we celebrate two things: the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the establishment of the Church. The Holy Spirit came, not just with spiritual gifts and anointing, but also to bring the Church into being. Sharing from today’s readings, Pastor Augustin shared with us how the Holy Spirit did this
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Today was bittersweet for all of us. We had the blessing of having our good friend Rev. Dr. Phil Baker preach a powerful encouragement on how Christians need to be in Community (based on today’s Lectionary readings). Christians without a community, he said, is a contradiction of terms. But, “It takes hard work to develop
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Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” (John 20:18) Even though the first three months of 2012 have come and gone, the world still looks very much the same as it was in 2011. While the slaughter of the innocents remains unchecked in Syria, extremists continue to terrorize the
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One of my favorite Prayers of Confessions that we use in our worship services has a part that says, As we come before you now, believers and doubters alike, we all share a deep need, for we are all lost without your grace. The part that I really like is that it acknowledges and welcomes
One of the not-so-much-focused-on stories on Maundy Thursday is the part where Jesus goes off with His disciples to pray at the Garden. It must have been a terrible time for him, and he would have been very much distressed and emotionally disturbed. I suppose it was only natural that he wanted his closest friends
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This morning, Pastor Augustin shared a challenging message asking us to consider our identity as Christians. He talked about how we need to consider the challenge of today’s Gospel reading (John 12:20-33): to be like seeds that die in the ground before they are able to bring forth great harvest. He also shared from the
