“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.”
- D.Bonhoeffer
Imagine having people in all over who can at least be available to offer assistance and informed guidance where necessary. Imagine when one of your neighbors suddenly open up to you, and you realize something can be done. Something must be done. Imagine a Malaysian society where our children can truly be safe and feel protected because adults are committed to make it so. No one can do it alone!
The first step is awareness. …
Amongst the many themes which emerged in Luther’s struggle during the Reformation period, what are the historical resources we can tap on as we confront the issues of our day as Christians and the Church in Malaysia? In what ways do we see similarities and differences, what could be ways forward?
The Lutheran Bible Training Institute’s (LBTI) course in Church History II is now open for registration and will commence from 21 October 2008. This course can be taken as an audit course or a credit course with credits applied towards LBTI’s Certificate in Christian Studies.
Course Description
This survey course is designed to introduce you to the rich and diverse tapestry of Christianity from the dawn of the Reformation in Western Europe (early 1500s) to the close of the 20th century. While the primary focus will be on developments within Western …
We will be starting a new session of preLUDE; our membership and affirmation classes; from 12 October onwards. If you’re interested in finding out more about us, our faith our values and our practices in a more structured manner, this is the best place to start. preLUDE is a natural starting point in the lifelong journey of formation and is appropriate for people from a wide range of experiences.
preLUDE may be right for you if any of the following describe you and your current place in the journey of faith:
I …
On October 10 – 11, a group of friends and fellow pilgrims on the journey have decided to bring our minds and hearts into a common focus. You are invited to join us along the way.
Spend 1 ½ days with a team of cutting-edge theological thinkers and social scientific thinkers like Tricia Yeoh, Rev Dr Jojo Fung, Dr Helen Ting, Dr Sherman Kuek, Rev Sivin Kit, Veronica Ann Retnam, Alwyn Lau, and P. Sakthivel as they describe, interpret and analyse the current state of our nation from a Christian perspective. …
The Lutheran Bible Training Insitute (LBTI) Church History Course (3 Credit Hour) will start on March 25. Every Tuesday. 8pm at Bangsar Lutheran Church. Please contact me (Sivin) if you are interested for more details and to register for the course (if you haven’t). We will do 15 Tuesday nights together covering from the early church to the dawn of the reformation.
You may download a pdf from LBTI Church History Course Details and Enrolment form
I’ve included something to encourage you to consider the value of Church History.
Top Ten Reasons to …
God is speaking all the time, but we are often too preoccupied to notice. God doesn’t shout to get our attention, but typically speaks softly and quietly. God’s voice invariably comes to us as a call, luring us deeper into life and deeper into the love God feels for the whole world. God can speak through nature and human experience, but the clearest way God has ever spoken to the world is through a person: Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians believe was both fully human and fully divine. A very …
“What kind of people were we created to be?”
This will be one of the important questions we hope to deal with for this session.
Where:
Bangsar Lutheran Church
When:
Wednesday, 13 June 2007 @ 8.00pm
Who:
Rev. Sivin Kit
There is a lot of interest in effective parenting. Often seminars on parenting are presented from a functional point of view based on anecdotal and sometimes erroneous behavioral techniques.
This seminar aims at presenting effective parenting from biblical perspective and will give a balance view of parenting with respect to the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the growth of the child.
It grows out of my experience as a consultant paediatrician and my concern for the current emphasis on parenting for performance and achievement at the expense of a balanced growth …
