9 May 2017

(Dis)Organised Religion

Written prayers, spoken without understanding but ascribed magical powers.
Faith in form and religious functions rather than in the person Jesus.
Assimilation of practices and beliefs outside of Scripture, baptised in religious jargon.
Organised religion, so often becomes a god in place of the true God it purportedly represents.
I have no quarrel with those who reject organised religion and I fear the future faith of those who subscribe to this man made religion.

Waiting For The Uncertain

When you have aches and pains and you are aware that cancer can recur, not knowing if the pain is a symptom or just a 'normal' ache can be really stressful and a heavy load to sustain. So glad yesterday's blood test and xray results were okay. So I will live a little longer . . . yet the possibility of cancer showing up continues to haunt me from the backgrounds. Go away cancer, go far far away.

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Love. T-shirt.

I created a t-shirt. It all began when I saw some beautifully designed t-shirts for couples, in English, for sale. I wondered if there was a market for such t-shirts here, for couples in Sabah and Sarawak who would think such a t-shirt would be a great gift for his/her boy/girlfriend. Then I thought, "Why not make a t-shirt that says "I love you" but in the languages of the original peoples here in Borneo. So in my love advice FB page, Cinta Bijak 101 , I asked readers to tell me how they say "I love you' in their own individual native languages. I got a lot of answers and a list of phrases in so many languages! Now what do I do? How do I put all these words on a t-shirt without making it look like a book? Then an idea hit me. Why not arrange all these phrases so they form a heart shaped collection of phrases. It was a challenge and after many tries, my art designer finally came up with a design I loved. I took it and printed my t-shirts. From Sarawak , ...

Understanding Church Trauma

Christian communities are expected to be our safest emotional and physical spaces. Even so, there are times this sacred space become toxic, abusive, and traumatizing to a church member when leaders and members of a congregation exhibit actions that fail to reflect the love of God. In the infographic below, four common ways church trauma is caused is identified and explained. I hope the information will help you understand what has happened to you or someone you know in church (or now no longer in the Christian community). The purpose of this post is to promote healing among those traumatized and to highlight practices that need to stop so that a Christian community is restored once again as the safest emotional and physical space for any child of God. As you continue educating yourself on church trauma and abuse, it’s important to remember that you are not alone. If you need to, seek a mental health professional to help you better understand your condition its impact on your...

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