The Inner Thoughts

An ideal hanging hammock is when the two ropes are securely tied to two sturdy poles. Hammock cannot be strong enough to support one's weight unless it is firmly tied to its two strong anchors. Let's consider that the hammock is a depiction of a Christian life how one perceives the past, and how its present responds to the future.  The two poles are the past and the future, while the hanging hammock is the present. They are all connected. What makes the present secure enough is when the past and future are strongly holding it. The question is, how does the future hold the present? It is when the present responds to the future based on the results of the past.    In the context of the Israelites, they gave an immense ethical importance to their present by responding to their future through the vision of the prophets. How did  the prophets visualise the future is by looking to their past. Perceiving the past is not just remembering but also reviewing how YHWH redeemed ...

Joerg Rieger has written, as the title suggests, a theological view on globalisation. Many titles may have appeared promising a critical or constructive encounter between globalisation, theology or ethics. However, few have delivered on the promise. But this book, although extremely short, targetted its primary thesis through the lens of Christian theology - a moral critique on the dominant forms of globalisation from the topdown to providing an alternative form of globalisation - the bottom up in opposition to the former. The author began in highlighting that theology and globalisation are “organically intertwined,” and thus criticises the extreme reductionists view that globalisation is merely and purely economic or technological, and vice versa, that globalisation is exclusively theological. The author further presents the historical trajectory of Christianity in globalisation analysing the impact of topdown form of leadership. From the Roman Empire, to Spanish Conquistador and to G...

In addressing the issue of vaccination, it is crucial to recognize that some individuals are unable to receive the vaccine due to reasons beyond their control, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity in health protection measures. The current challenge lies in ensuring equal health safeguarding for all, irrespective of their vaccination status. While statistics generally indicate lower mortality rates among the vaccinated population, it remains essential for those who have received the vaccine to actively participate in additional preventive measures. This is particularly significant given the emerging concern that vaccinated individuals may still carry and transmit the virus, albeit with milder symptoms. As such, fostering a collective sense of responsibility among the vaccinated population is paramount to curbing the spread of the virus and protecting both individuals and communities at large. In our pursuit of widespread health protection, acknowledging and addressing these comple...

It’s hard to be a servant when you were a leader. And it’s difficult to model servant-leadership when you’re already a servant.  But how to be a servant? It is to strive to be not to be the leader. After all, nothing is bad for not being a leader but rather aim to be "a good and faithful servant." In the end, you will no longer struggle on how to be humble but to desire more of God’s promise to be happy as Jesus said, “Happy are those who are humble; they will receive what God has promised.” ( Good News Translation) -ggcc April 26, 2019

Our fear of abandonment is often intense that our search for communion with God may tend to be replaced by a longing for concrete attention and affection from other people. Then we end up of expecting more phone calls, more whatsapp messages, more approvals, more gifts and more hugs. But when these do not come our way, then we start to isolate ourselves, distrust others, and think that God abandoned us. But still our searching for authentic communion with God will never be lost. That even our isolation will be an instrument to commune with God. photo credits: boblivingstone.com

The union between God and Israel and the union between Christ and his church help us to determine the very basic of Christian marriage. The   model of God’s love in the church does not just require romantic emotions. Same as with loving one another in the family. It requires the will to see the living Christ among every member and to love them as we want to love Christ himself. To love them means to be willing be meet and see Jesus in them and accompany them wherever they go “…for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do us part.” This love doesn’t mean agreeing with or approving everyone’s idea. On the contrary, it calls us to confront those who do not want to reveal their sin. But whether we confront of confirm, criticise or praise, we can only become fruitful when our words and actions come from the heart who love Christ.  Photo Credits:  http://atruelovefairytale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image10.jpg  ...

Photo Credits: from unknown “The greatest challenge in the world:  A Call to Holiness More Than Happiness”   Thomas ,  G.,   Sacred Marriage Marriage is like an accident. It is like two people are in the same accident and severely wounded. They did not choose to be in the accident. It happened to them. But they both chose to live the experience in gratitude, love, faithfulness, humility and self-control. These are some of the fruits of holiness. This choice to be holy radically influenced the couple’s lives and the lives of their family and friends. We have a very little control over what happens and what will happen, but we have a lot of control over how we integrate and remember what happens. It is precisely these spiritual choices that determine whether we live our lives with holiness more than happiness.