Public Merdeka Worship Service

Attention All.

Please be informed there will be a Public Worship Service at Mahkota Parade this Merdeka Sunday at 7pm onwards. Service will be conducted in 4 languages - English, Chinese, BM and Tamil. Let's all come and worship the Lord openly. May the Lord's presence draw all men unto Him. Amen.

Awesome.

Michael Guglielmucci is just a man

"...Mr Guglielmucci (Mike's dad), who established Edge Church International, an Assemblies of God church in Adelaide, said Melbourne-based Michael had made a full confession to his family about his past, including revelations about the 16-year porn obsession and the lies over his supposed battle with terminal illness..."

Read the statement released by his dad here. Other related news here.

A shocker just recently announced all through Australia (and the whole world), this is the Big one. I was speechless. I was thinking hard about what to think. As I read the updates the following days, I realized one thing. He's just a man. A man with flaws like many other men. Many have judged him, criticized him. Much of what has been said (negatively) about him... well... we may think he deserves it... but I realized that anyone could have been him. Any pastor, any leader, any mentor, any evangelist... anyone. Maybe even me.

Across time, men of God fall for some primary reasons: sex, money, fraud, pride... the list goes on. The Bible has warned us all. Mike's situation is really complicated... his actions has caused a wave of hurts and confusion. And this may just be the beginning of this wave... but in all of this, we should remember that all man falls short of the glory of God. That's why Jesus is our only hope. And Jesus is Mike's only hope at this time. Pray for him. Although he is now surrounded by this "unforgiving scandal", he has seen the light. And he had the courage to confess. Had the courage to say he is flawed. The repurcissions are endless. Unforgivable at times maybe. Everyone thought highly of Michael Guglielmucci. I have. We all did. He was that guy from Planetshakers. He did that concert here in Melaka for the first ever HUGE Camp Malaysia. But he is just a man. God is God and no one amounts or equals Him. Man fails. Our pastors, leaders and mentors might fail. Maybe not in such a publicly humiliating way but as humans, we are somewhat doomed to failure at some point, for whatever reasons. Jesus is the one who deserves all glory, all power and all fame. I guess in spite of this, God is still in control. And perhaps at this point, we realize that He is the One that matters and not our devotion and attention to our "idols" that we make out from our Christian super heroes. This is nevertheless not an excuse for anyone. We are called to a path of holiness. We are expected to keep our lives in line with the Word of God. His Word is our life compass. We are accountable to Him that we may be worthy testimonies of His greatness, His salvation and His holiness.

Pray for the church. Pray for those in hurting as a result of this. Pray for the Guglielmuccis'. They are devastated. Even Mike is. Pray for all of us. Pray that our churches will not have to walk this path. What will become of Planetshakers or Hillsong in light of this? It depends on the Christians. It depends how forgiving and how far-sighted we all are. God is the focus, not men. In spite of mens failure, God still reigns.

Lord have mercy.

Lebuh AMJ... whatt???

I live in Melaka. I am in my thirties now... Oh God!!!!... and as time has passed, there are many changes that have happened in Melaka. One of them is the many name changes of our roads. Road names that we knew when we were younger are no longer the same. Some roads however are new roads and therefore they get new names. One of which is this one below.



So what the heck is AMJ? This is the link road passing Tesco and Melaka Sentral. Can anyone enlighten me what does AMJ stand for? I can't figure it out. It's not like LDP - we know its Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong... AMJ??? what?? i can imagine this... if I have a friend from let's say, KL, and he gets lost in Melaka, and he calls me and says "hey. I'm now in Lebuh AMJ and I don't know how to get to Jambatan Hang Tuah". Let me just bet with you that if you ask anyone from the ages of 30 onwards, a large percentage of them might not know what the hell this guy is talking about although they have lived here all their lives. Is he talking about roads in Melaka? For the benefit of all... Jambatan Hang Tuah used to be known as Bailey's Bridge. Now its currently under renovation.

Some of the road names are unheard of. They have sultan and datuks names all over them. I don't see the significance. And I don't know why new Tamans have to end with Indah. You go look around every new taman. 90% of them ends with Indah. Wahh... so beautiful (Indah in BM means beautiful).

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The Dog Formerly known as Diego

Meet Jiego (pronounced "Gee-eh-go"), or sounds like Diego. Or... rather used to be know as Diego.

My neighbor owned this fine Labrador Retriever but because of work, was unable to care for the dog. So, the only thing to do was to hand him over to someone else to care for. And in came my brother in law. He loves dogs. So, now Diego lives in KL with him and the family. He loves it there. And he has a friend there as well named Jessie... as the name suggests, Jessie is female.... hmmm.... Party! Party! So, there are 2 dogs there in the house.



That's how he lies down. He's very playful and friendly but likes to bark at strangers. If you get near him he'll pounce on you and tries to lick your face.... ughh... disgusting.

Jiego - Why the name change? We wondered too.... so I asked my sister. She said well... because both her sons names begin with "J". Duhh.

The Messy Hairdo - The Origin

Ever wondered how that messy hairdo style came about?





nice.

A Tragedy...

Maria Sue Chapman has gone to be with the Lord. In a tragic accident that happened at their driveway, the grief is unimaginable. I cannot imaging losing a child. I refuse to.

See the news here : http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,357046,00.html

Here's a tribute page by the Chapmans to Maria: http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/

Do pray for them at this time of loss.

oh....more photos...

The Fish....


The Bear...


and the clown...

oh... photos....

The Builder


The Musician

A Ukelele and the Rainbow

Yesterday we were watching American Idol and Jason Castro's version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow was absolutely cool. I never really liked the guy's performances but that performance was so cool.



So, then this led me to do some Youtube searching for the original version... the one with the Ukelele and the Hawaiian.

And here's the link to the Hawaiian with the ukelele. His name is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

And then I stumbled upon Tommy Emmanuel's version.... here. You have to check out the thing with the harmonics... wahh...


peace.

Belly Buttons & Kyle

I'm a fan of Kyle XY. The no belly button thingy is quite cool... well it's science fiction. But check this out, found this site and the image below. This image is from the same site as the 7 Deadly Sins post.



Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons? Hmm... now this will keep me awake at night... or I'll watch more Kyle XY....

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7 Deadly Sins All Added Up

Found this while browsing some blogs. Funny...

Irritating...

Faith that we have sometimes just isn't enough. Isn't believing in the One true God enough? Apparently it isn't enough for a lot of Christians. More irritatingly... a lot more than we think. I just 'lost' a friend to church politics yesterday. Some part of it was politics, some was just plain ridiculous. Not really 'lost' as in he leaves his faith... but he leaves the church and ministry feeling really discouraged and 'disillusioned'. He's still strong with God tho' but he'll be leaving town. He thought serving was as easy as just availing ourselves to the ministry. Sometimes it isn't fair that when we give ourselves to the ministry... we aren't appreciated enough to know that we are doing something real important and meaningful. We all know its something to God... but to men... who knows if you don't tell sometimes? Then when its irritating already that you are not appreciated, you are also being used. Used for many things that does not even encompass 'ministry'. Used up to the point of being 'owned'. Suddenly the verse reminds me... ".. it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith through Christ Jesus.." and apparently some fellas kinda take advantage of that and bring it further.... that there's nothing in life more significant than serving the church... nothing else matters... not your thoughts, your passions, your desires, your dislikes, and even your free time. You are not allowed to have "free time" because you belong to the ministry. Imagine that. How irritating is that???

In our pursuit of God... its baffling sometimes that although having the same focus and goals... we lose friends, brothers, sisters, comrades along the way... BECAUSE of the pursuit itself sometimes.... its... sad. I thought I could get to know the guy more... but again... well... this isn't the first time.... now that's even more irritating... not the first time.

God help us all.

Guitar Chick

Wahh....

The Party where God is

I found this blog while searching for something on the net. I'm glad I found it. This is part of the article that's title Ten Minutes on The Trinity and Worship. Check the link below to the blog. This is towards the end of the article... the beginning talks a little about the Trinity and what it implies to the church. You have to read the start first... well its too long for here... click the link below for the full article.

The call to worship is therefore an invitation to join in with God's party. Worship is already underway - come and join in if you like. No need to DO anything - if you want to dance you can, but if you want to sit for a while and let it all wash over you and through you, you can do that too. Of course, at some point you will get drawn into the giving, communicating, adoring, loving activity - but there's no pressure, because God doesn't need your little mite of energy to drive the worship machine. But if you sit long enough in the presence of God, you'll stop being a wallflower and find that the dance is irresistible. This is a theology of worship that allows us to rest in God, that acknowledges that we are wanted, needed, invited in the right sense - but that the impetus, the initiative, is always God's.

Welcome to Trinitarian worship - the party where God is, and always was, and always will be, engaged in mutual adoration and praise, and where you can be drawn right into the centre of God until you can hardly spot the join. In the words of the old hymn writer, 'How can I keep from singing?'

Check out the blog

More Tommy Emmanuel

This is suppose to be Classical Gas, but ended up with some comedy... **Classical Gas was kind of made popular by the violin-wielding chic Vanessa Mae some time ago...




This is the actual Classical Gas. Get ready to be blown away.




Fuuyoooo fuuyoooo

Tommy Emmanuel - Amazing Grace

If you do not know who Mr. Emmanuel is.... now you know.

Fuuyooo.....

Lincoln Brewster's Let The Praises Ring

This is a really good song. Check out the solo at then end of the video.

Kudos to guitarpraise.

Season's Greetings

Have a good holiday. Cheers.

Pain....

I fell off a ladder today. It was a shocking experience. Those who know, I have a back condition. I thought I had it man.... the first thing I checked was my back. Then my legs.... ok... all can move.... then I walked to the toilet, sat on the toilet bowl and took a quick look at the damage. Scrapes..... more scrapes... stings.... then my toe felt strange.... took a closer look.... crap... the nails broken. Owww......

The nail came off... as in separated from the flesh but still intact. It wasn't painful at first 'cos of the shock... but try now. It's crap pain man. All the time. Pressed it to let the blood out.... yup... blood came out with some juice... The scrapes in my right leg stung crazy when poured water on it. Like woohoooo....... Strange that the part where your shin is.... if you scrape it, it hurts like hell. More than any where else on your body. I wonder if it's because of the leg hair.... hmm... Later went to the doc and got it wrapped up.... Now it looks like this...



It was a good thing I didn't hurt my back. That would be the end. Strange that I landed on my left foot but didn't hurt the back.... somehow my left hand cushioned the whole fall cos it was grabbing the door but left a long abrasion under the arm. My right hand though... had some wounds. I don't really know how I got them. Check it out....



It feels worse than it looks... cos the wounds are at the "in-between" your fingers... the vulnerable and sensitive areas. Stim.....

This really sucks.

It's All The Same?? Cool....

For all Hillsong fans - this is for you. If you're an electro-guitar dude(-ette)... check this out. This is my first time posting a youtube vid on my site. If it doesn't happen... well.... bummer.



This vid is called Transplanting Riffs.... we have 3 songs here (Evermore, Solution and The Time Has Come)... but they all use the same riffs. I think it's real neat.

Kudos to GuitarPraise

Cheers.