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Young Methodist Leaders Conference

Posted by: bertrand on: September 8, 2008

Objective
I attended the Young Methodist Leaders Conference with the intention of taking a break from work and finding a time of refreshing from God. Also, because of the increasing leadership portfolios in YMPACT, I wanted to learn something new about leadership development, and build contacts with other churches so as to gain more knowledge about [...]

Fire!

Posted by: bertrand on: September 8, 2008

I’m back from YMLC! It was an amazing time of listening and seeking God. The lectures reminded me, or gave me a different dimension, to things that I’ve heard of before. And the times of worship, prayer and discussion revealed what God has planned for me in life and in my relationships. God has been [...]

The Identity

Posted by: bertrand on: September 3, 2008

Firstly, I have been amazed at how my MacBook Pro can do torrents on Wireless. As it speaks, its downloading the new season of Prison Break at about 800KB/s without configuring anything. Literally, out of the box. This is unprecedented. I’ve never had such a painless torrent experience. Best part is, I thought that I [...]

Of Popcorn

Posted by: bertrand on: July 6, 2007

A businessmen bought popcorn from an old street vendor each day after lunch. He once arrived to find the peddler closing up his stand at noon. “Is something wrong?” he asked.
A smile wrinkled the seller’s leathery face. “By no means. All is well.”
“Then why are you closing your popcorn stand?”
“So I can [...]

On Mother Teresa

Posted by: bertrand on: June 8, 2007

Accompanying Mother Teresa, as we did, to these different activities for the purpose of filming them – to the Home for the Dying, to the lepers and the unwanted children, I found I went through three phrases.
The first was the horror mixed with pity; the second, compassion, pure and simple; and the third, reaching far [...]


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