The conversations are still going on, more vibrant in fact, after one week since QRoH. I fell really sick after the first day and missed the session on World the next day. But for me, the conference ended just on the right note - with Sivin reading out the Franciscan Benediction which echoes some of my own introspection:
May God bless you with discomfort
at easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships
so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger
at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people
so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless you with tears
to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war
so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy
And may God bless you with enough foolishness
to believe that you can make a difference in this world
so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.
Call it lack of initiative on my part, for now i'm contented to just listen to these conversations and compile them here:
From Dr. Alex Tang
From Alwyn Lau
From David BC Tan
From Christian Today online magazine
Influential Speaker Brian McLaren Engages with Local Christian Leaders
Interview: Brian McLaren Engaged With Malaysian Christian Leaders
Interview: Brian McLaren Engaged With Malaysian Christian Leaders
From Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
From Daud Ting at Kebaktian
From Tricia at Egalitaria
Conversations: A Revolution of Hope
From Ben at Thirty-One
Gems from an encounter with Brian McLaren
From Janelle at My Journey
My tint of hope
And of course you can always visit Sivin's blog for videos, pics and updates...
4 is a number:
no wonder you were missing ... take care.
and you are always welcome to participate in the conversation.
thanks the listings...i'm glad the conference raised more tough questions than give easy answers, and i suppose the real fruit is what happens after...nevertheless, it was a good time for Christians from many denominations and communities to get together and worship.
btw, have we chatted b4?
Think i e-mailed you sometime back concerning UOL (under my real name of course) and we did chat a little.
I am reaping a lot - both in theology and model for conversations - from all these post-QRoH reflections. Shall keep the links updated :)
fantastic - i hope things are going well in the UOL path, :)
blessings
Alwyn
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