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  In January 1991 I was baptised at Bethesda Church in Bandung – I was reminded of the momentous event today as I watched fifteen members of the Edge Church in the City Campus slowly stepped into the baptismal, one at a time to be baptised. The singers were singing Christ Tomlin’s version of Amazing [...]

After a relaxing Easter long weekend, it’s really hard to think that I will need to get into the routine again on Monday. Even though my life as a student is less of a routine compared to when I still worked full time, I do actually treat it as my current ‘job’. I go to [...]

  Sometimes I feel that I’m becoming a grumpy old man – the reason tonight is because a group of folks at church want to have a major event targetting the youth in a month’s time without considering the details: the objective, the contents of the event, who would do the follow-up, is everybody equipped [...]

I attended the Vision Launch meeting at the Edge Church tonight, down at South Campus. I was blessed by the message and the worship and when Pastor Danny shared this poem, I know I should put it here to share with all of you …   THE CHOSEN VESSEL The Master was searching for a [...]

  Time seems to march even faster thesedays – it seems like it was only last week that I was planning to head back to Indonesia for my wedding, and now I’m nearly married for a month. Christmas seems just a short while away and now everybody’s already talking about Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day [...]

Wedding days are usually packed with activities, and mine was certainly fully scheduled from sunup to sundown. After completing the tea ceremonies, we made our way to church for the blessing – Gereja Mawar Sharon Satelit Barat – Jl. Sukomanunggal. There is an interesting story to share about the church – initially we wanted to [...]

I woke up this morning to the sound of Christmas carols – I thought perhaps the occupant across the gangway was in a really festive mood. I only realised that it was the hotel’s pipe music all along when I stepped out to have my breakfast. Being a smallish hotel means that rooms aren’t that [...]

  It’s 11.50pm on Sunday and it’s a hot night here in Adelaide and it’s still around 28C outside! :O I’m sitting in the dark living room with the A/C softly whirring above my head, keeping the room cool and comfortable. It’s been a great weekend all in all – no, I didn’t do anything [...]

  It is a well-known phenomenon that many churches in the western world are filled only by the seniors – younger members of the congregation have fled elsewhere, preferring the comfort of science, alternative philosophies, career, or other substitutes. Some churches adopt contemporary methods in attracting and maintaining their flock – jazzed-up choruses and hymns [...]

It’s been a while since I last updated my blog – and if I have to pinpoint the single reason, I just can’t find any, really. It’s a combination of work, being caught in a daily routine, and The Sims 3. Yeap, you read it right – I installed The Sims 3 earlier this week [...]