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Luke’s Nativity: Caesar & Christ

It’s funny how god works. Because if we or any of the religious-type were in charge, we would probably have done it the other way ’round.
If we have it our way with correcting the wrongs of the world, we will probably do one of the two extremes; come down in chariots of fire with legions [...]

[ More ] December 22nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Religion |

The Social Theology of Mary’s Magnificat

JR and I have finished our reading of Luke’s Gospel. As I read it aloud to her, I have been mental-bookmarking sections which Luke was connecting Jesus’ ministry and his social theology.
Mary’s Magnificat is significant, in that Luke seemed to be presenting elements of class struggle.
Mary began with a reflection of her own inferior social [...]

[ More ] December 9th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Religion |

The Social Theology of St. John The Baptist

JR and I were reading the gospel the other day, we were reading Luke’s gospel together. Nothing scholarly, just plain reading out loud from Scripture, New International Version.
As I was reading it out for us, at chapter 3, I was surprised to come across what could have been a sermon note from John the Baptist’s [...]

[ More ] November 29th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Religion |

The Malaysian 2010 Budget: A Theological Perspective

After researching and writing on the 2010 Budget from the political perspective, I told Joshua that we should provide a theological commentary on it as well. Joshua and I had attempted collaboration a couple of times before to write on different issues but we did not manage to complete them, largely due to the geographical distance and [...]

[ More ] November 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Economy, General, Govt & Politics, Malaysia, Religion |

Reflection on Easter Sunday

Alexamenos Graffito (c. A.D 2)

[ More ] April 12th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in General, Religion |

Reflection on Black Saturday – The Virgin Birth

The sermon during the Holy Friday service was about how Jesus fulfilled ancient OT prophecies. 
The speaker spoke about virgin birth and related it to Jesus’ sinlessness, that is, not inheriting the sinful nature from a human father. He went on to assert that sinful nature can only transmit from the father to the children and [...]

[ More ] April 12th, 2009 | 3 Comments | Posted in Religion |
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