God meant for good
I’m not bitter. Surprisingly. The usual me would have been. Even mad. Anger erupting. Behaviour annoying. But not this time … I hope that reading this long blog you will get the sense that God meant for good …
HK preachers: Preach this
HK preachers have overlooked preaching Psalm 1:3 to show how our leaders have been blessed. It’s therefore about time pastors and preachers stop shying away from telling Christians in HK the positives of our leaders. Time to tell the good story of HK …
Not Jerzy Popiełuszko, but Joseph
Not all could be Jerzy Popiełuszko. On the other end of the spectrum, there are millions who would simply adopt the ways described in “Staying in Hong Kong”. Perhaps there’s a niche for those who are in a reasonable position of influence …
Messi Mess prompts a consideration
Just can’t resist to wade into the earlier Messi Inter Miami mess in HK. A question arises: Should Messi stick to playing the best soccer, leaving the shaking hands with sanctioned personalities to others. Further, should preachers stick to preaching …
My Regular Prayers
For the past few years, I have practised daily prayers. Of course prayers and supplications for family and friends, their well being and salvation. What this piece is about, is my regular prayers for those in HK suffering since the Anti-extradition movement …
WuHan: What’s in a name?
The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2020, when two Chinese tourists in Rome tested positive for the virus. One week later an Italian man repatriated to Italy from the city of Wuhan, China, was hospitalized …
Staying in Hong Kong
The ministry of Word and prayer is top priority to the pastors. If a pastor has withdrawn from pulpit ministry, what else to do to fulfil a pastoral vocation whilst still in Hong Kong? By the amazing grace of God, the laity will now take centre stage. They just do …
Jerzy Popiełuszko
Various people have multitude of reasons to stay in HK: To be a voice. To care for aged relatives. To receive medical care … All these are free choices. But, if you claim you are staying behind in HK for one single reason alone …
HKU incident
I wasn’t from HKU so I really don’t care about the recent political tussles. But it reminded me of the localisation of civil service while I was still there. HK Chinese civil servants harboured a dislike, contempt, even hatred …
A good real life example for hermeneutics, culture, and politics
August 2023, a rather small news item in HK brought about pretty wide coverage. Comical, as it reflects HK’s culture under current government. A wall mural of a private building was removed …
It had to be pretty bad for you to leave Hong Kong
July 21 pushes many memories and emotions already buried in subconsciousness to the surface. Perhaps it’s time to take stock. So here they are described which hopefully will explain why HK has become so unrecognisable …
Comics & Comical
The recent news of a comics artist in HK got me thinking. I’m not arguing for Tsuen Tze, on the merit of his contents; nor his political viewpoint. I just want to register several observations that are comical, arising from …
Clean Anger
Christians who stay in HK but have been taught by local pastors firstly not to become “rioters”, then not to express or to harbour anger. Kings and authorities derive their authority from God … Therefore their anger must be clean …
Ordination
What a spectacle nowadays ordination has become! A horde of senior reverends all gather around the kneeling ordained pastor … probably have flower pinned to the lapel … hardly any indication of suffering and persecution …
Clean Reverends
For over two years these “35+” people were jailed. It took Lau Sai Leung to consistently pointed out its injustice and absurdity. No HK pastors said anything. They got used to being muted since 2019 …
Clean Prayers
It is almost as obnoxious as the shrieks of pigs being slaughtered in hidden rooms in the Temple. Such prayers give God goose bumps! Prayers for Ukraine suddenly became in vogue. “Pray for Ukraine!” …
Clean Christians
Why then the eerie silence in Hong Kong from priests, Protestant in particular, on matters of blatant injustice and overreach of police powers? What is to stopping a HK Christian lawyer from, in their private capacity …
Clean Para-church
You knew about Clean Church. You should know about Clean Para-Church. How many academics in theology in HK dare to stand up? … Other organisations are even purer, as they tend to limit themselves to teaching Bible …
Called to be a minister?
“You said you are called by God to offer yourself as a minister. You want me to believe that!” I mean no disrespect. I judge not their calling by their ensuing personal life or career success …