What do you want for Christmas?

Today marks the first year that I have wilfully NOT visited the family temple and graves, for ancestor worship and burning paper money. Last year I thought I’d tag along just to help clean up the weeds and sweep away the dirt on my great-grandparents’ graves. However I soon realised that everyone who was going…

My church group and I are finally watching The Passion this Thursday. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so enthusiastic watching a show full of gore and violence. It isn’t for the faint-hearted; already two people have died (a woman and a minister) of a heart attack from watching it. Interestingly, watching The Passion has…

I have come to a realisation. Through God’s grace over the years, my work has been featured in the press. That has in turn made it easier to gain support for subsequent new media projects. In a very small way, I hope that will lead to a ripple effect as we all endeavour to open…

Up to this morning, I hadn’t played at a church worship service for over three years (not counting Alpha day aways and weddings). Since our Worship minister retired about four years ago, the church choir has depended on volunteers to lead the team every week. My old piano teacher and I decided to join the…

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, but this time I’m really feeling the brunt of it. Giving testimony and being asked to help at Alpha just upped the pressure – don’t think I’m any ‘better’ than any one of you, because I still have my ‘down’ moments and I’m experiencing one right…

I got confirmed today – this time in Church, by our Anglican bishop. Fortunately he didn’t ask us any trick questions! I feel confirmation is more a man-made tradition, so I was less excited about it than my baptism. Nonetheless, I learnt more about the church’s history and practices in catechism class. Anyway I won’t…