Carried Away?

"Whooosh!!! Can’t stop…need to hurry for Christmas practice."

"Byeeee!!! Gotta go finish this last 2 assignments first."

"Eh…coming for the Christmas party? I’ll be acting…seeya there!"

"Sorry!! Can’t join you guys for mamak today. Got church caroling practice…"

Does the lines above sound familiar or similar to what we have been saying to our friends this end of year season?

Where have our time all gone? Assignments, Christmas preparations, camps….all good things in themselves. But are we being too carried away? Busy ‘being busy’, what are we ourselves leaving in our friends? Or even with our families?

Leaving behind “hurrying”? “Rushing”? Christmas presents? Songs?….Or even hurried goodbyes shouted to our friends after the last exam paper is over as we rush off to other things?

Ever wonder that our friends and family may miss us?….Miss our simple unhurried presence.

You and I have hope of leaving behind something with our friends and family. But in our busyness, what are we REALLY leaving behind?

What does your end of year season look like?

Come share with us what you are REALLY leaving behind…

Contend For The Faith!

Life goes on. Even when life gets twisted and distorted and contorted, life goes on. Even when truth tellers cease and falsehood abounds, life goes on! When wrong seems right, and Christ is made to be a superstar or a real moron, life goes on.Faith goes on, in its out of world experience.

Yeah you have seen the past posts in mugz-n-buzz. Today, we no longer have servants as our leaders, we have CEOs. Today, we no longer call for a counter-culture, we immerse ourselves right in what is offered today and make no difference. Today, because of our lust for wealth and health, we buy into anything a preacher says, as long as we stand to benefit.

We desist a gospel that calls us to be humiliated, to suffer or to sacrifice. Christ has been made mute, ineffective and ridiculous, because we Christians have not fought for the real Gospel with our lives. I urge you to CONTEND FOR OUR FAITH!


Will you voice the wrongs you see? Many are being led astray. The Bible is no longer our final authority, but what man says seems to count more. You may have your story to tell where the truth has been violated, ... this is your forum!

Enough! Who is going to stand up and stand out? Who will speak out? Or are we as usual going to cower and fit in?

Health and Wealth

Recently there was a story where a mother of twins died because she refused to receive blood during her delivery which had complications. She was from a Christian group which people would call extreme. This group however would just call themselves people who are exercising faith in the Healer.

There also has been many stories about Christians who believe that in giving to the church, they would receive back manifold. Have you heard about one speaker who promised the return of gold fillings in a person's tooth if he gave money to the 'Lord'?

These might be stories from one extreme but i am sure there are also so many other stories that state healing and material blessings as a direct consequence of faith in healing and in giving.

How do you view these stories that crop out every now and then? What is your view of giving and trusting God in faith?