Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through...
Among the colourful cast of characters, the shepherds, angels, wise men, Joseph and Mary, Zechariah is usually overlooked in the Christmas story. “Who?” Exactly. But of all the above, Zechariah was the first one to be given a preview that God was planning something huge and...
Four years ago this week, we met our son. Sounds like a strange statement, right? Met? Not born?Well, the thing is, he was born more than a year before we met him. He was adopted into our family in 2011 and we met him almost 14 months after his birthday. It was a surreal experience.We had been...
Recently, I was reminded of this musical Godspell and, in particular, the song Day By Day. (I was also reminded of my age since this musical was initially made popular in Broadway in 1976 although it debuted off Broadway in 1971.) The musical is based on the gospel of Matthew and set...
There is a scent in the streets of Hong Kong that signals the beginning of autumn: the sweet burnt smell of roasted chestnuts. The dry, crisp air of the season seems to carry the aroma farther and more effortlessly, and I can pretty much track down the location of chestnut cart once I catch the...
A smile can lift your spirits. Laughter is contagious. God created us in His image. God wired us so that we could smile, be glad and laugh out loud.
I grew up around music. My dad’s was in a band with his siblings and music was always filling our home. We had a couple of guitars laying around and occasionally I would pick one up and try to play some songs. I would just try to play what I heard – and it was never really any good.
Only Jesus. In so many of the songs we sing, we declare that Jesus is enough for us, more than enough, all we need. Really? Do I mean that? Don’t I really mean, “I need Jesus, plus…?”
Home is such a funny word. On one hand, it simply means the place where you live or where you grew up. On other hand, we talk about feeling “at home” in certain places or with certain people. Like many in our church, a lot of different places and people feel like “home”. Sadly, it is also true...
I don’t like waiting. I guess no one does. Waiting is a waste of time. Waiting is tough. Sometimes it is simply annoying. Sometimes it can be heartbreaking and agonising. Are you waiting for a potential spouse to show up? for a baby to be conceived? for a broken relationship to be healed?...