Staying home has also meant having more time to read. With time at hand, I picked up a book that had been sitting on my shelf for some time – Tim Townsend’s Mission at Nuremberg. I’m only about halfway through the book but it has been so challenging to read. Challenging because I find myself … More Reading the Nuremberg Trials on Holy Saturday
The day we suspended youth camp was a disheartening one. Absolutely necessary but equally disheartening. At the back of my mind, I was thinking of how to break the news to the youth committee made up of students. Not only did they initially request for the youth camp to be extended by one more day … More Some reflections on serving with ministries being suspended
It’s been all over the news. COVID-19 has been seeing an increase in number of people getting infected. Churches seem to be badly affected too with some being identified as cluster zones. In the midst of much concern, fear and anxiety, there is pressure for churches to suspend services temporarily. In fact, a number of … More Some Reflections on COVID-19 and the Church
I recall a period growing up in church during my teenage years. At that time, there was a lot of buzz over the phenomenon of speaking in tongues and the rise of charismatic churches. Even in school, I would hear of people talking about various charismatic experiences. Such experiences not only piqued the interest of … More Some reflections on the church and the inseparable operations of the Trinity
“Now it is almost a devilish thing that even in the case of the theologian the joy of possession can kill love. It is devilish because the truth of theology is concerned with the very love of God, with His coming down, His search, His care for souls. So the theologian, and not least the … More Snippet from “Pathology of the Young Theologian’s Conceit” – Helmut Thielicke
In an article published by Christianity Today, Mark Galli highlighted the emphasis on missions within the ecclesiology among evangelicals. Giving a very brief historical account of the desire to see the church as fundamentally missionary in its ontology, he drew the conclusion that at the end of the day, evangelical ecclesiology finds itself in agreement … More Missional churches and my slight discomfort
Found a rather inspiring quote by Christoph Schwöbel in his introduction to a series of lectures by the late Colin Gunton. Schwöbel tries to address what preaching in crises of hope might mean: The restoration of hope begins where the grip of despair about exhausted human possibilities is loosened by directing our hearts to God … More A quote on what preaching pastorally means
This year will mark my fifteenth year of teaching in Singapore, as well my nineteenth as a missionary in Asia. When one reaches milestones in ministry, one looks back to reflect on the changes in the church and in one’s ministry context. One significant change has been the interest in discussing “open table,” the practice … More Open or Closed Table? — The Rev Dr Truscott weighs in
Recently I had a conversation with a pastor who just planted a church. He shared that the primary difficulty he faced was in getting members of the church involved in evangelism and missions. According to him, most of the members were contented just attending weekly services because they saw their task in believing the gospel … More What is the gospel?
The Rev Dr Truscott is presently serving as a lecturer at Trinity Theological College (TTC) Singapore. He teaches worship and liturgy as well church architecture. Prior to 2018, the Lutheran minister was serving as TTC’s chaplain. Dr Truscott completed his doctoral studies in liturgical theology at the University of Notre Dame. Some of his published … More A short interview with the Rev Dr Jeff Truscott
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