I felt I was clamped in the jaws of a vice, with pity on one side and gloating on the other. Their response was different, but their diagnosis was the same: my family and I had been given what we deserved. I felt crushed. I felt I was dying slowly, crushed by both pity and gloati
The morning the snowstorm abated, walking to the prayer lodge, I saw Fr Michael furiously shovelling away snow at a corner of the garden. It was not in the way of anyone’s path. Here I was, tentatively and cautiously watching my every step to avoid slipping and sliding. And there he was shovelling with such gusto where no one treads.
For the miles and miles of bubble wrap, packing tape and heat-shrink plastic we have added to landfills because we now do our shopping on Lazada and Shopee instead of at the mall, or the kedai runcit around the corner. For the expensive laksa, slightly sunken butter cake and addictive crackers we have added to …
Like a mother hen Many have walked below it and some have climbed it to pluck the tamarind/assam jawa pods (I can produce the eye-witness!). I would like to refer to this tree as a she – because, like a mother hen, she extends her wings to give shade, to produce, and to reproduce (yes, …
Our little girl painstakingly collected moth larvae, big and small, and watched entranced as they inched around on her palm. An ant became less of a nuisance and more an anticipated visitor: “Big ant!” “Small ant!” “Friendly ant!” “Many many ants!”
“Grace is God reaching downward to people who are in rebellion against Him.” -Jerry Bridges
The gospel reading today was about the Messiah sleeping in the boat while it was tossed in a storm on the sea of Galilee. The twelve apostles, mostly fishermen, were in the boat with him. They were terrified. The man of mystery, a carpenter, was fast asleep. The disciples woke him. They said to him …
By Lee Soo Choo This is a state most of us would have encountered sometime in our lives, especially during these pandemic days when there are so many uncertainties, so many sudden changes. When we do not know, when we are in the dark, what next? I found a name for it, it’s called liminality, a transitional in-between …
Zoom Services will be accessible to those who intend to join on that platform, and the above scheduled events will simultaneously be streamed LIVE on the BLC YouTube channel as well – https://www.youtube.com/c/BangsarLutheranChurchMalaysia/ The church council has decided, that our services continue to be completely online, until Easter Sunday. Adminbangsarlutheran.org
Last Sunday’s 1st ever BLC online Holy Communion Sunday worship service was special in so many ways. There will be many more services like today’s, coming soon. Holy Communion services are the first Sundays of every month (for now); and we will be sending out the details for upcoming services very soon – Ash Wednesday, …
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