Archive for the ‘Pastoral Reflections’ Category
This article is adapted from a sharing at Powerhouse+ some time back and I am thankful for the opportunity to communicate some of the ideas here. The purpose of this article is to share an alternate perspective on our current perception of sin, and draw some interesting applications to you, the reader. Perhaps you might [...]
“He has saved us and called us to a holy life” (2 Tim 1:9a). Here, Paul exhorts us to live lives befitting that of God’s children. We may not be an apostle like Paul but we can emulate the examples of Lois and Eunice (2 Tim 1:5) who not only taught but lived the Christian [...]
“How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?” Ps. 89:46 In the middle of last year, I visited an old friend. He is a successful professional who was once a leader in a church. Today, he has become cynical. He finds it very hard to believe in a good God when the world is [...]
I am a dragon. This is the Chinese animal sign applied to everyone born in the season when I first drew breath and those born every cycle of twelve years before and after me. According to Chinese culture, I was born under the zodiac sign of the most magnificent of Chinese animals. Yet when I [...]
Last Sunday I pointed out to you, through the baptism of Jesus (cf Matthew 3:13-17), that Jesus did not have to go through the baptism of John. John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance and forgiveness. Jesus was sinless but Jesus convinced John to proceed with the baptism because this was something they had to [...]
While travelling on the MRT the other day, I heard a familiar announcement that came through the loudspeakers at the train station: “Please mind the platform gap!” It serves to warn passengers who are boarding the train to avoid stepping into the gap that exists between the station platform and the MRT train. In the [...]
“For I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.” (Psalm 26:3) It is good to be back in Singapore after our 3 years’ stay in Colorado. God has been faithful to our family and we are thankful to Him for His provision and His protection. We [...]
Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you”. (Joshua 3:5) The account of the Israelites crossing the Jordan is a familiar one (Josh 3). The Levite priests carry the Ark and the people follow behind, symbolic of God leading the nation. When the soles of the priests touched the water’s edge, [...]
When God set in motion a plan to redeem a rotten human race destined to eternal damnation, He chose to work through the Hebrew culture. In this culture, He instituted the belief in one God vis a vis the prevailing beliefs in many gods, thus setting apart the Jews from its surrounding religious cultures. This [...]
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. … A time to be quiet and a time to speak. Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7b Since I entered into vocational Christian ministry in 1992 after 8 years in the Singapore Navy, I have had the privilege of serving the Lord in a number [...]