Religion
Institutionalised Christianity vs. the Church
Saturday, February 14th, 2009I believe that Institutional churches are important, and will remain important. However, I also realise that it is quite a challenge to be relevant so that they do not become a thing of the past. In order to accomplish this, many of those churches must adapt and not conform to the changing culture around us.
Sky Angel Cowboy
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009A friend emailed this clip to me the other day….. brought tears to my eyes.
“They call him the ‘Sky Angel Cowboy’. Thirteen-year-old Logan Henderson lives on a ranch located in the middle of Nebraska.
Isolated from much of the world - he often listens to KSBJ Christian radio out of Houston, Texas, which he picks up [...]
Lanka Faith Centre
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Just thought I’d post some history (from the Godage family). This video is from 1999 when we were in Sri Lanka establishing a church as a part of Christian City Church International.
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Clergy vs. Laity
Friday, September 5th, 2008One of the many things I have had to change over the years has been my notion of the so called clergy and laity.
While serving in the mission field some years ago, I remember hearing the president of our church movement challenge the idea of “full-time paid pastors”. In fact, he further encouraged his own [...]
Do I go to church…. or…. be the church!
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Mostly due to a change in career I made recently, I have had the opportunity to ponder upon many issues facing life in general, but none so piercingly as finding the balance between self, family, God, church and ministry. How many of us are so busy with the work of the “church” to become [...]
Change vs Transition
Sunday, April 13th, 2008What a month it has been. After much deliberation, consultation and contemplation I made the decision to change my place of employment just over a month ago. I must say that it was not the easiest of decisions I have had to make.
Leadership, servanthood and pragmatism
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Often we equate the title “leader” with “boss” or the “head”. I have witnessed instances where…
The leader knows how to get things done, yet in the process doesn’t know how to treat their people
The leader doesn’t know how to get things done, yet things come together amidst chaos.
But now I’m learning about the leader as [...]
A very religious nation.
Sunday, August 26th, 2007In the midst of religious diversity in Sri Lanka, it is not uncommon to find some who may be confused as to what religion they follow. Perhaps a contributing factor for the following statistic from the Department of Census and Statistics (adding to a total of 107%).
Distribution of the four major denominations in Sri Lanka.
Buddhism [...]
Religious chauvinism
Saturday, August 18th, 2007One of the constant complaints I grew up hearing my elders and mentors gripe about was regarding the development of the motherland. How they wished leaders would learn from others’ mistakes etc. At least we can rest assured that there are others who seem to learn from Sri Lanka’s mistakes. Here’s one….
“………….Thai monk Mettanando Bhikkhu [...]
Buddhism according to Buddha
Saturday, February 18th, 2006In my childhood and adolescence growing up in the “buddhist capital” of Sri Lanka, many were the opportunities to note and study the popular teachings of the Buddha. This site has several articles (by Sri Swami Sivananda) which I since have found to be quite informative.
Interestingly, he also goes on to say here that “……..Buddha [...]
Buddhism and “Ahimsa”.
Saturday, February 18th, 2006The following article By Simon Gardner Fri Feb 17, 10:15 AM ET
Posted at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060217/wl_nm/srilanka_monk_dc_1
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka, who heads a religious party opposed to a Tamil homeland in the north and east, says the country would be better off if the reclusive rebel leader of the Tamil Tigers were [...]