Christian life
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Psalm 5: In the morning when I rise
Do you know the African-American spiritual song “Give Me Jesus“? The earlier version of the text went around in the 1800s and what we know today goes: In the morning when I riseIn the morning when I riseIn the morning when I riseGive me Jesus What does your morning routine look like? Do you start… Continue reading
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Become a Christian
Hello friends, It’s been some time since the last time I wrote here. Struggling with what material should I provide to the people I am ministering to, to help them (and myself) put our Christian faith into practice, the Holy Spirit reminded me of the first account in the Bible where the believers of Jesus… Continue reading
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Why do we worship?
The reason we worship affects much in how we worship. Ronald Allen and Gordon Borror in their book Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel talks about the word “worship” from its root in Anglo-Saxon “weorthscipe,” worth-ship. To worship the Lord is to say, declare, and proclaim that the Lord is worthy. How do we know if… Continue reading
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How to be the light?
In one of our online meetings last month, I shared about how should we, Christians, live out our faith in this world in our daily lives. Matthew 5:14-16 tells us what our Lord Jesus Christ said: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people… Continue reading
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“Online Worship Service,” a service or a concert?
As the pandemic strikes, everyone stays home, and churches go digital, the people “serve” in the music and worship teams, multimedia teams work extra hard to meet the needs. But how is that different from just a mere performance with a church logo on it? How do online worship sessions differ from any song cover… Continue reading
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To Whom Do We Address Our Worship?
Everybody worships. If it’s not about God, it must be about something else on earth. It could be ideology, art-forms, persons, or beauty. Many people in history had died in fighting for their freedom, sacrifice their life in the name of ideology. Artists spend their youth practicing their arts, pouring their dreams, energy, and money… Continue reading
Tiny Little Things 