Introduction The literary structure of the book of Judges is similar to the content-structure of a hamburger. The hamburger has a piece of loaf at the top, and a piece…
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An American writer once told this story, “There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at…
Introduction On 15th Apr 1989, 96 Liverpool fans were physically crushed to death at Hillsborough stadium during the FA Cup semi-finals between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The Hillsborough Disaster remains…
One of the most peculiar aspects of this last story of Judges is that there are no names given in the story. Well technically there is one in 20:28, Phinehas…
“Three rabbis are having a discussion on a particular difficult moral conundrum. Rabbi #1 is taking a contrary position to Rabbis #2 and #3. Rabbi #1 is pretty sure he’s…
Introduction I love gangster movies. From the Academy award winner, The Godfather, to the Hong Kong, Young and Dangerous (古惑仔) series, I love the drama and action, and especially a…
Introduction Is this the real Katong laksa? The real Tiong bahru bau? A real Gucci purse? A real Camper bag? In today’s world of brands, and the onslaught of marketing,…
Introduction Someone describes Samson’s death as “one final climatic act of violence”[1]! Some has called it “Holy Revenge” (Joost van den Vondel)! Was Samson’s death a victory or a tragedy?…
Many years ago, something unusual happened out on the West coast of America. It seems that some whales were beached out there. They came in too close and when the…
She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee, her dress has got a tear. She waltzes on her way to Mass, and whistles on the stair. And underneath her wimple,…
In my sermon 2 weeks ago, I spoke of the minor judges Ibzan, Elon and Abdon. Like a commercial intermission between the main programs of Jephthah and Samson, they highlighted…
Introduction “Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years” (v. 1). Even though…
The sermon series on Judges this year is proving to be very challenging for the speakers. There are moral ambiguities to grapple with and theological conundrums to solve. But the…
Have you ever made a promise that you later regret? Well what did you do about it? Break it or fulfill it? 1. Why vow? In the first place, why…
In the past week, something quite extraordinary happened. US President Barack Obama conceded a battle yet in doing so, he won a war. This is the time of the year…
Introduction Some of us may have heard of this old idiom, a “chip on one’s shoulder”. This English idiom originated during the 19th century in the United States, where people…
I have broken up the story on the next judge into smaller parts over the next few weeks because there are many unique issues to deal with. And true enough,…
Introduction The theme of vengeance is very popular in our culture. Especially as portrayed in the movies, from Bruce Lee’s Way of the Dragon (1972) to Alan Moore’s graphic novel…
Last week’s sermon topic was a reflection of the phrase “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely”. 权力使人腐化；绝对的权力使人绝对的腐化。I would like to introduce another phrase as the reflection topic for today: “Those…
“Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely” this famous saying came from Lord John Acton, the 19th century English historian and moralist. In 1870 came the great controversy in Roman Catholicism…