Burden of solo discipling A burden of expectation lurks somewhere at the back of the minds of many Christians. It insinuates that they have neglected a key responsibility. This idea that a believer who is a good disciple will make other disciples who makes other disciples is one that has been embraced by many. The […]
I should be squirming with delight that Elaine my youngest daughter graduated from NUS on Monday, but it was not to be. To be sure, I felt proud that she graduated with first class honours and received a Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy scholarship to do her Master’s. This had to be the […]
Handcrafting young people One of the main things we can do as a small church is to handcraft young people to take on the mantle of servant leadership in the church. One way is for us to actually use that period when young people are waiting to study in some institution, or for new semester […]
Being human I am not surprised at myself when a secret momentary delight surfaces when the mighty are cut down. We small church pastors have been made to look like inferior products compared with these mighty men and their churches, and whenever a merciless media cut them down to size, we somehow feel taller. However, […]
I have not gotten permission to print this but it is so helpful as I keep getting comments and accusations about this and that preacher being heretical and teaching prosperity doctrine. I often wonder if these people heard sufficient sermons of the preachers they condemn or base it on hearsay. This article is not mine […]
I saw this quotation in the LIBERATE website and reproduced it here. It shows the role that trust in Christ’s finished works plays in discipleship. Its not so much putting in more efforts to be a better Christian, but its giving more and more attention to what Christ has already done. Its worth pondering over. […]