I didn’t even have a fork
Tam Wai Jia wrote a very good piece entitled, “I Didn’t Even Have a Fork.” It is about a lady from the church we attended in Uganda. From living on the streets, her life is restored through the care of the local pastor. Sometimes we don’t know the effect we have when we lend a […]
The poor you will always have with you
A while ago during fellowship, someone said, “well Jesus said we will always have the poor.” I wasn’t sure what we were talking about. Maybe it was about the poor. Then we talked about something else. For the longest time, I felt there’s something not right when it comes to using this line. What does […]
Taming A Heart of Compassion
Recently, I come across an article on how the poor in Hong Kong live. In the article, the photographer took an overhead picture to show how cramp the living quarters are. A double bunker bed takes up majority of the room. Walls are cluttered with appliances, food and clothes. The kids at the top bunk […]
What does it mean to help the poor?
This has been the question on my mind for a while now…. Tomorrow, my wife and I will share about poverty to teenagers at a school. As I am preparing my slides, I re-read When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself. The author used a classic illustration of how sometimes […]
Beggar in Hong Kong
Wai Jia also posted the experience on her blog. You can find it here. Wai Jia and I spent the last few days before the end of 2012 visiting my relatives in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was also a time of us to get away for a mini-vacation. On the second day as we headed […]
Man enough
One of the most popular post in this blog is the Adrian Plass’ poem. I was re-reading it today. For the past few weeks…since November, my emotion had been up and down. I really wanted to follow Christ. Yet the passion is not there. What seemed to be easy task like sending out an email […]
Blessed are the Poor
http://sermons2.redeemer.com/sermons/blessed-are-poor One of the clearest commands Jesus gives us in the Gospels is to give to the poor. Jesus became poor for us, and we must also love the poor with radical generosity. AMEN!
Poor Rich People
Taken from Crazy Love (pg 89-90) by Francis Chan : … Because we don’t usually have to depend on God for food, money to buy our next meal, or shelter, we don’t feel needy. In fact, we generally think of ourselves as fair independent and capable. Even if we aren’t rich, we are “doing just […]