Jakarta, in the midnight, 19/10/2017, after an overwhelming class

I have this class called Trauma, Theology, and Aesthetics. In that class, we learned to share our tears. We shared our burdens yet we took our friend’s burdens to become our own. We learned to embrace the vulnerability of creation. We risk to change our point of view, our way of thinking, upside...

Maybe it takes dying to detach... and find yourself again

Bulan Juli 2016 menjadi sangat penting bagiku. Di bulan ini aku mulai mengenal teman-teman baruku, mulai mengenal jemaat, dan tanpa kusadari aku telah menyayangi mereka dengan begitu rupa. Aku dan mereka telah menghabiskan waktu bersama. Berjam-jam, berhari-hari, berminggu-minggu, hingga kini...

Pantai Wayabailo

Untuk kedua kalinya aku memimpin ibadah di GMIH Lahairoi Pediwang. Aku menyadari bahwa aku begitu cepat terbiasa dengan jemaat ini. Bahaya ketika membiasakan sesuatu adalah kita tidak lagi mempersiapkan waktu khusus bagi pelayanan kita. Bagiku membiasakan diri sama saja dengan berhenti belajar...

AnakkonKi do hamoraon di Ahu, ninna Debata

pict by Sarawut Intarob Sumringah Begitu semula senyum itu Anak dan Boru ni Raja tersemat di antara namanya Embara Habatahon mengalir deras Menyatu dengan darahnya Dari permulaan ia merangkak Hingga berdikari kini Telinganya selalu dibisikkan “Anakkonkhi do hamoraon di ahu.” “Anakku adalah harta...

Holy Grandeur Enough for All

Abstract Natural degradation is not merely a competition between ecology and economy. The destruction of nature is closely related to religiosity and human relationships to fellow human beings, the environment, and God. Ecotheology becomes a self-criticism of the classical doctrines of Christianity,...

Neither Confounding Nor Dividing: The Personhood of People with Disability

Abstract In the society that makes ableism as a normal standard, self-autonomy is often identified with the personhood. The personhood of people with disability is often reduced because they are seen to be unable to perform their activities ‘normally’ without any help from others. All creations...