Isaiah 53:1-7 Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that […]
Category: Faith & Spiritual
Pleasure and Joy
Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for spiritual JOY. And if you do not know the difference between pleasure and spiritual joy you have not yet begun to live. Life in this world is full of pain. But pain, which is the contrary […]
Inner health and beauty
A year and a half ago, I had a very bad outbreak of acne that came after months of terrible sleeping and eating habits and emotional turmoil. Normally I’m quite blasé about the occasional pimple outbreak because I’m so used to it. But this case was very bad and the timing couldn’t be worse because […]
Destination… where?
Matthew 20:26-28 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first […]
Bagged by luxury and materialism
Yesterday evening I had a great dinner at Clementi MacDonalds with an old friend; another belated birthday dinner for me. We had a light-hearted and laugh-filled conversation until she decided to show me the new LV bag on her lap which veered our talk to a completely new direction. She had a $980 bag on […]
Broken Families
I am convinced that there are more unhappy families than there are happy ones. Divorce and single parent statistics are only the tip of the iceberg. There has to be many more families as good as broken that fly beneath the radar because they are from all appearances ‘happy’. I know (sadly) too many people […]
Radical & Literal – A post by Zibin
Yes, I’m down with the flu bug on the second day of the New Year (i.e. the first day back to work in the New Year). Perhaps this is God’s way of asking me to slow down, or forcing me to slow down. But I do have to admit that ever since I came back […]
Your will be done
A Franciscan tau cross Zibin and I bought in Assisi, Italy back in 2000 The Straits Times Interactive has a poll that asks readers how optimistic they are about 2008. I found myself asking, what do I hope for in the new year? Honestly, I don’t know. It’s easy to wish for things – good […]
Before 2008 arrives
2007 has come and gone. It has been a blessed year full of interesting lessons. There were disappointments. There was pain and bitterness. Some things that I had hoped would be different this year didn’t change much at all. There’s still division and selfishness and unforgiveness within my life, as well as within me. But […]
Song for 2007
If there’s a song that sweetly sums up the journey I’ve been on in 2007, it’s the one I’m sharing in this entry. :) It’s originally from the animated film Joseph: King of Dreams. Better Than I [from Joseph: King of Dreams] I thought I did what’s right I thought I had the answers I […]
Journey of the Heart 