Unlike the war in Ukraine where the aggressor invades without permission and destroys the country completely, God’s Kingdom comes only to those who invite him and slowly sanctifies them into Christlikeness.

I recall the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. I had barely worked 4 months at the bookstore when I was swarmed by dozens of requests for a book by Nostradamus. His book had been off the shelves for years but there was a renewed interest when the media propagated that another of...

Being Christian is one thing but being a good example is a tough subject to take on. It is one thing to know God and have a relationship with Him, but modeling it to others is a different ballgame. I personally hold this in tension as I grapple with the relationship I have with God, what I know...

Christ shared our humanity, and yet maintained his divinity. In Isaiah 9:6, we are told, “For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us”. And in the Gospels we are given an account of his birth. “A child has been born to us”, signified the start of Jesus’s humanity, “a son has...

The call at Missions Weekend to intentionally reach out and share the Gospel has always been my least favourite topic. While I acknowledge the responsibility each Christian has to share Christ to the least and the lost, I cannot help but struggle with actually doing it. This week’s sermon...

The word “answer” was used five times in these three verses. The purpose of the original design of creation was for fellowship between God and man. That purpose was thwarted in the fall. The consequences of that rebellion have affected all creation. But here it speaks of a change in...

I must admit I like cute and pretty things.  This week’s sermon has prompted me to be careful with my eyegate, and to re-prioritise. I have been a big fan of Hello Kitty since I was young. Hello Kitty merchandise in Malaysia were few and far between over three decades ago, so I would...

This week’s readings from the Bible reading plans reopened my eyes about disobedience and the consequence of sin. The repercussions of sin go beyond the individual level, reaching entire communities, nations and, I’m afraid to say, even for the generations to come. As I unpacked each day’s...