This weekend, I facilitated the discussion titled: Being an influence in the postmodern world at the IIT christian Fellowship [23 Aug, 2008] and at EGF, Adayar [24 Aug 2008] on the following day. We had a great time discussing on the implications of Jesus’ teaching about being an influence in our (postmodern) world. It was [...]
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Dasavatharam, God and the Chaos Theory
Posted: August 24, 2008 in News@wisdomtree, Personal news, Writting projectsI am writing a research paper on Kamal’s Dasavatharam [2008] titled Kamal Hasan’s Dasavatharam, Chaos theory and Divine providence of God – A theological reflection The Tsunami (on 26, Dec 2004) that devastated coastal Tamil Nadu and beyond forced us (theists) to ask the question: “Where was God during Tsunami?” It is difficult to make [...]
I have been keen on speaking to young adults. Thankfully, I do get opportunities to speak to 15 – 18 year olds. On July 15, I facilitated the orientation programme for the 11 grade students at the Union Christian School, Chennai. The topics covered were 1) the power of purpose, 2) Where are we headed [...]
Yesterday, I was at the HBI, Chennai doing a seminar for both the new and the returing M.Div students. I spoke on The power of purpose, Reclaiming the passion for ministry, Winning ways and Success redefined. This is second of the two part series on soft skill training titled: Personal productivity and Time Management About [...]
This Friday [April 18, 2008] I facilitated a discussion on Happiness at Georgia Cafe, Bangalore organized by Capstone Ministries. THINKSPACE is a coffee house discussion event for young people. About 15 young people were at Georgia Cafe and we engaged in a good discussion about Happiness. Most people said the event had take-aways such as [...]
It was great to be at the New Life Fellowship(NLF) youth camp at Mangalore. The theme was TRANSFORM. Trust me, the camp was ROCKING. It was HAPPENING! Young people’s lives being touched by both the WORD and the SPIRIT. I did three sesssions while Pastor Vijay (Mumbai) did the remaining sessions. I spoke to young people [...]
I faciliated “Engaging Urban Subcultures” module at the Refuel – youth workers training programme conducted by Southern Asia Bible College (SABC), Bangalore. Refuel is a three week long youth workers training programme conducted by SABC. Several youth workers and youth ministries are invited to pool valuable insights, experiences and expertise so that youth workers can [...]
Last Sunday, I spoke to the members of the Calvary Community Church (CCC), Adyar at their morning english service. My sermon was titled, ” what is the best way to live life?”. I presented Paul’s answers as it is explicated in his epistle to the Church at Phillipi. I was happy to minister at this [...]
The Academy of the Faithful is launching its online course in Cultural Apologetics. The Academy of the Faithful is a learning circle that believes in learning in fellowship together. The Academy of the faithful believes in Scholarship of every believer Collaborative learning Faith seeking application Hermeneutics of Trust The course on cultural Apologetics: Encountering Pop-Culture, [...]
This weekend I was in Bangalore facilitating the cultural apologetics course [unit 3: Games people play: Re-visiting leisure in a world of (dis)stress ] for Capstone Ministries. We have about 7 people in the course and we hope (along with Capstone ministries) to emerge a new breed of youth workers who will significantly impact urban [...]
