Worship in unity?

I always wish that Christians from different persuasions could worship together—in unity with harmony. This entails, however, a certain degree of toleration for one another to allow others to worship God in a way that is meaningful to them. Sadly, that acceptance does not exist among Christians. Those who worship in structured and orderly manners [...]

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Quote of the day

“As for me, Jesus Christ is the scripture, the inviolable scriptures are his cross, death, and resurrection and faith through him.”
Ignatius

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Liturgy and the meaning of salvation

I can’t remember the time I last attended a liturgical worship. All I know was that I only experience high liturgical worship in a Catholic church. The majestic cathedral, stained glasses, paintings, arts, sculptured saints and the celebration of the mass add up to a mystical experience. Although I believe these elements do not [...]

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Koreans hostage crisis

This is really a sad news. I have many Korean friends and has been in touch with Korean missionaries here. Thailand has extraordinary fondness with Koreans because of their TV soap operas and also with their fascination with Rain. The Thais follow this crisis closely through prime time TV news. Christians and churches [...]

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Thanks!

Having friends from the other side of the globe is one of the many blessings of blogging. I feel honored and at the same time humbled by a friend’s appeal in my behalf. Thank you Ben!
Update: Ben’s friendly appeal in my behalf gets kind response from major publishers. He says:
I’m delighted [...]

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What set us apart?

One of the many things I noticed when we came and started working for the poor migrants here in Mae Sai is the presence of many NGOs who are trying to do social works like orphanage, community development, health education and trainings to help people and improve the quality of life. These activities are [...]

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Bulletin for tomorrow!

This is the page one of unprinted church bulletin for our international worship tomorrow. I wish I could do the same with our Burmese worship but I could not read Burmese yet. I’ll be preaching. Looking forward to a worshipful day and joyful fellowship with other children of God. Have a worshipful Sunday to all!

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Servants by God’s commission

24Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in [...]

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A book on disciplehip

My friend Nathan sent me his book. And yes, he wrote this one. This book will be helpful in discipling new believers in the mission field. My wife and I are planning to start a discipleship class. In a country where nominal Christians abound, a strong discipleship program is badly needed.
Here is the blurb written [...]

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Christian Apologetic Mission in Asia

This is the last part of Augurlion’s article published in Missio Dei, a journal of missions and evangelism of Myanmar Institute of Theology. He argues that apologetic missions is a good and inoffensive method of sharing the Christian faith in a pluralistic Asia.
The Asian countries, especially the developing countries, are greatly affected by Globalization. The [...]

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