GARDEN VILLAGE 23 JUNE 2019 STANLEY ARUMUGAM _________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Kings 19:1-4[5-7]8-15a 1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the…
In modern Christianity, our beliefs trump our behaviour. Our systematic theologies and doctrinal critique and defence consume us so much, so we lose sight of how we show up as Christ-followers. Our identity embedded in an unholy dichotomy of believers of Christ different from the disciples of Christ. As believers of Christ, our theology of Christ is supreme. We can…
This is a message from my PhD supervisor, Prof Steve Edwards. He gave me this message after my many revisions in my research proposal. Some of the lessons I learned in submitting graduate work: Keep it Simple: research assignments have a specific focus and scope. Do what is necessary, not what is nice to do. This is not a philanthropic…
As a transformational leader, Jesus created safe spaces. He had a remarkable way of inviting especially the poor and marginalised to tell their stories. In a world dominated by the self-righteous religious elite, teachers and lawmakers, Jesus listened for the voices that were drowned out by the noise of the powerful. In my work as an OD practitioner and coach,…
Only the wounded physician heals. C. G. Jung When life is hard, we are primed to learn something absolutely central. I call it God’s special hiding place. The huge surprise of the Christian revelation is that the place of the wound is the place of the greatest gift. Our code phrase for this whole process is “cross and resurrection,” revealing…