Wakkanai is the northernmost city in Japan on the island of Hokkaido. I had the pleasure of visiting Wakkanai and have stood at the tip of Cape Soya. How can I describe Wakkanai in 2 words? – Blown away. I was just blown away both figuratively and physically by the wildness and beauty of Wakkanai. …
“Blood” … the red liquid that circulates in our bodies and spills out crimson red when we cut ourselves. “Bloody” …. the adjective of blood. It also happens to be my most favourite punctuation and exclamation, much to the chagrin of my sister. (I can almost hear her – “will you stop using that word!”). …
Then God said [to Abraham] “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about” Genesis 22: 2 This is one story that I have much trouble with. Why would God …
2023 has whizzed by. In a flash, the year has come and gone. What was 2023 like for you? What were your highs and lows? For me, if I could describe 2023 in one word, it’s unrelenting. For me, 2023 was a year of unrelenting challenges. There were so many upheavals personally. And towards the …
Today, 16th September, we celebrate Malaysia Day. On this day, in 1963, Malaysia was birthed as a nation. In Exodus, there is another story of birth of a nation, the nation of Israel[1]. And like every story of beginnings, it begins with the birth of its great leader, Prophet Moses. As I was reading Exodus …
“Please like and subscribe.” This is the ubiquitous catch-phrase found in every YouTube video. Then there is the tongue in cheek response by stand-up comic Jocelyn Chia when she said “Honestly, if Interpol did something about this request and things escalated, can you imagine how famous it is going to make me?”[1] Why is it …
A friend (who kept chickens as pets) told me a profound observation: “If a chicken starts to look towards the skies, it’s a sign that the chicken is going to die.” He was speaking about a condition called wry necks or stargazing chicken which is a disease.[1] I was also reading John 17 at that …
“I couldn’t get Coldplay tickets” I moaned to a friend. “Why do you want to go? Aren’t you afraid of Covid?” she retorted. “You don’t even want to participate in church events, yet you want to go to a concert?” she remarked, exposing my hypocrisy. This Coldplay concert also turned into a political issue, with …
Have you ever read a book and said to yourself “I wish I could meet those characters in that book. I wish they can come to life and chat with me.” I’ve just read one such book. It’s “Heavenly Vision, the story of the Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore 1952 – 1991” by Warren …
Faith that moves mountains: the ordination of women Read More »
John Nelson and his wife Betty Lou came from America to Malaya in 1955. They came as missionaries. They came during the Malayan Emergency. How I came to know and meet them in person is close to a miracle. I was asked by Nelson Leong to do some research on LCM. Rev John Nelson’s name …
“Yesu Lei!” A story of 2 early Lutheran missionaries in Malaya Read More »
