Lux Mundi : Lent

Sunday, March 08, 2015

Jesus' Seven Last Words From the Cross

By Khen Lim

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Two things prompted the writing of this article. Firstly we are in the period of Lent. Secondly our visiting pastor Barnabas Boon preached on the subject that is at the root of Jesus' Last Seven Words. It is in this spirit that we should remind ourselves the significance of these words.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Ash Wednesday and Easter - Clearing the Air

By Khen Lim

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Even as we bask in the celebration of Chinese New Year, it might have dawned on very few that Chinese New Year’s Eve was Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, leading eventually to Easter Sunday. We are, in other words, 46 days away from commemorating the resurrection of Christ.

But what is Ash Wednesday and why the odd name? Is it a significant day in the holy calendar? Should Protestants take particular note of this day? What do we do to prepare for such an occasion? Now that it’s over, does it even matter?

Reflection of the Week

Genesis 12:1-9 (NLT)

1. The Lord has said to Abram, "Leave your native country, your relatives and your father's family and go to the land that I will show you.

2. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous and you will be a blessing to others.

3. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you."

4. So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

5. He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot and all his wealth - his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran - and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

6. they travelled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.

7. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your descendants." And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

8. After that, Abram travelled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There, he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshipped the Lord.

9. Then Abram continued travelling south by stages toward the Negev.

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Jesus' Seven Last Words From the Cross

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Ash Wednesday and Easter - Clearing the Air

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