October 2010
2 posts
“23”Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle...”
– The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (full text: Matthew 18:21-35)
Give me grace
Apologies for the almost 2 years of inactivity. What can I say? E. Nesbit’s Psammead used to disappear for thousands and thousands of years. Perhaps if my blog were called The Cockroach…
A lot has happened in the last 2 years. Perhaps the most significant (okay, the most significant) change that has taken place in my life is my relatively young relationship with J. Don’t worry -...
May 2009
8 posts
Thanks #2
It’s time for another round of thanksgiving. That’s the wonderful thing about being God’s child - you never run out of things to thank Him for. (heart shape here)
Dear God,
Thank You for, first of all, Your faithfulness and love. Out of all the people in the world, no one could ever love me as much as You do, and I know You’ll never stop.
I saw pictures of all the...
Martha Martha
I don’t remember reading about Christian reaching a place that kept him too busy to continue his pilgrim’s progress. You had Apollyon fighting with him in the valley of the shadow of death, you had the Arbor where Christian fell asleep and left his scroll, you had the lions he had to get by to get into the Interpreter’s house. I think maybe somewhere on the road, Christian (or...
2. Family (Part 1)
The service ended. Jared slid quietly out of his seat and made his way down the aisle, avoiding the ushers who looked ready to extend friendliness to him. He stepped out of the church and into the fresh air. The sky was overcast, with grey clouds threatening to dissolve into torrents of rain at any moment. The breeze carried with it the scent of wet leaves and puddles.
Jared felt melancholy. At...
1. Church
The worship leader had just taken the stage. Acoustic guitar in hand, he strummed a few chords while reading from Psalm 100. Jared quietly slid into one of the back rows, ignoring the gestures of the usher. He stared at the words on the projector. A familiar song, this one. It was a song he used to sing back when he was in the youth. A different church, a different time.
Mouthing the words...
April 2009
6 posts
“So he got up and went to his father.
But while he was still a long way...”
– Jesus, from Luke 15:20.
I'm Sorry
Dear God,
I’m sorry I did it again. We were doing alright for a moment there, and now it seems as if sin has had its victory once more. The voice has returned and resumed its persistent whisperings.
“You’ll never break this chain. You think you’ve broken the rest, but this chain will remain. And you expect God to forgive you, to give you another chance? Why should He? You...
“To God be the glory, great things he hath done!
So loved he the world that he...”
– To God Be the Glory (hymn), Fanny J. Crosby (1875)
Why us?
I love checking up on the sky every now and then. No matter what time of the day it is, the sky looks beautiful.If you go to a rural area where there’s no light polution, the stars in the sky would blow you away with their awesomeness. Even in the city where haze will cloud your vision, the setting sun still manages to paint the horizon with glowing tints of pink and gold.
Sometimes I think...
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in...”
– Jesus, from John 15:1-4
What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this...
It was Palm Sunday yesterday, and Uncle Robin gave a good sermon on the triumphal entry, which is when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. There were many good points in that sermon, but the one point that spoke to me was Jesus’ words,
“Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour?’ No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour....
March 2009
4 posts
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the...”
– C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
A thank-you note
Dear God,
Thanks for providing me with transport to every Bible Study Fellowship meeting. You’ve never failed to get me there, despite the many times those I depend on for a ride were busy or stopped going. It never ceases to amaze me how You provide people who are willing to take me there.
Thanks for sending me to UPM and being my friend when I had no one there. It was a rough experience,...
“I like dogs because they stay in love with the same person.”
– Douglas Coupland
Sometimes I worry
Sometimes I worry about things that I’ve only recently come to realise are out of my control. I worry about never moving on from the hurt that’s forever almost healed. I worry that I’ll lose my friends, one by one - or that I’ll be too busy trying to keep the ones I’ll lose to keep the ones who’d stay. I worry, in fact, more about what certain people in my life...
February 2009
6 posts
What is a Psammead?
A Psammead is a sand-fairy which grants you wishes when you find it. In Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, 5 children come across the Psammead while digging in a gravel pit. The children are granted their wishes for beauty, wealth and other things by the Psammead, but none of the wishes bring them happiness.
I don’t think any of us would really like it if a Psammead appeared and granted...
When I was young, I wanted to be a...
I wanted to be an author of children's books.
“The heart has its reasons whereof reason knows nothing”
– Pascal
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