Being Ordinary

We live in a world that exalts performance. We reward the best, the fastest, the smartest, the most talented. We give prizes for the first, second and third places. Any competitor knows that anything below these is meaningless, worthy only of a token of ‘consolation’. We admire those who make it to the top. So, [...]

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Integrity

Job 25-29:25 is part of today’s reading for Holy Trinity Brompton’s One Year Bible Initiative.
I am struck by Job’s response to Bildad, when he says, “I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity. I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it; my [...]

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Our Secret Lives

I have been following the One Year Bible readings along with Holy Trinity Brompton Church. The readings for each day are accessible online, and as a church, they go through these passages together. Every day, some of them post their thoughts on the readings and they continue in daily dialogue. The pastors of HTB do [...]

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Transitions

It is early in the morning on the eve of the New Year.
It is a time of transition
of looking back, saying goodbye
of welcoming the unknown, the yet to be
we are standing in-between
How did the past year go so quickly?
Did I conduct myself well?
Did I encourage others, see their potential
Dispel the cold in their hearts?
In me, [...]

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Speeding Up, Slowing Down

Do you ever feel like the world is moving too quickly? Like you are on a train, and everything is whizzing by faster and faster. People, faces, meetings, words, journeys, cities, dinners, emails. They blur towards you and away from you. You keep moving – walking faster, sometimes running, to keep up – although your [...]

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Life is more than Work

I have been extremely busy of late. My time and energies have been consumed by writing reports, organizing workshops, conducting training, and responding to emails. I have been juggling several projects at once, working to tight deadlines. The workload has so been so intense that I have not delivered on time and have had to [...]

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The Discipline of Waiting

Waiting is one of the ways in which God teaches us valuable lessons. It is not my favourite mode of instruction, as I am, by nature, quite impatient. It is due to this, more than any other reason, that I able to examine, in excruciating detail, the texture of waiting in all its varied forms.

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Breathing the Breath

I have been listening, of late, to a song by Matt Redman, called ‘Breathing the Breath’. It is a song that speaks so clearly to me about the generosity of God.
As the song says:
“We have nothing to give
That didn’t first come from Your hands
We have nothing to offer You
Which You did not provide”
I have had [...]

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Generosity, Multiplication, Abundance

The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) reminds me that we have been given gifts – ‘talents’ in the sense of skills, abilities, knowledge, characteristics, time, money, and other resources – and we, as Christians, are held accountable for what we do with them. These are talents that we have to act with, rather than [...]

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Christ in my Activism

I advocate for the protection of migrants and refugees in Malaysia. I do this primarily through research, writing, teaching and coordinating. I collaborate with civil society groups and other committed individuals – lawyers, writers, teachers – who work together to protect and assist the vulnerable amongst these populations.
I share about the everyday lives of [...]

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