The revelations regarding the private affairs of Selangor Exco Elizabeth Wong and the ugly manner in which it has been hijacked by some parts of the media and political parties have raised many questions. For example: "Was it right for her to be shamed in this manner?" "Would it be different if this happened to…
Category: Friends in Conversation
A call to Peace . . . NOW!
A call to Peace NOW from Catalyst on Vimeo. Can we hear this call . Now? I was moved by the words which hovered over the whole hall during the recent COMPLETE event on Sunday January 18, 2009. And it drew me to walk forward closer and closer to the voice. My prayer is that…
A Christian Response to the Palestinian Tragedy by Goh Keat Peng, Part III & Text
A Christian Response to the Palestinian Tragedy III from Second Thoughts on Vimeo. Below is the text in which Bro. Goh Keat Peng spoke from last Sunday. I will try to see how to load the final two videos includes some additional comments which are very helpful. * * * THE PALESTINIAN TRAGEDY: ONE CHRISTIAN’S…
A Christian Response to the Palestinian Tragedy by Goh Keat Peng, Part I & II
A Christian Response to the Palestinian Tragedy 1 from Second Thoughts on Vimeo. (*Update: The text for the speech is here*). I hope to get Mr. Goh Keat Peng’s speech text soon For now, here’s the first 2 clips where he speaks personally as an individual Christian concerned about what is going in the Middle…
Friends in Conversation on “Palestine and Israel” Part III
The is the final installment for this particular conversation, but the learning continues. There is so much fault finding in most reactions. In some quarters, we even feel the hatred and deep hostility in people. The majority at least in Malaysia either are ignorant or apathetic. When the spotlight is on the Church, some Christians…
Friends in Conversation on “Palestine and Israel” Part II
The news of the ceasefire is provides some relief but does not mean the whole conflict is resolved. We continue with the conversation on “Palestine and Israel” which started in a previous post. * * * Thanks, Bro.Pro-accuracy & Engaged Re-framer, I’m adding some other friends on our email list since they seems to be…
Friends in Conversation on “Palestine and Israel” Part I
I’m intrigued by the responses and reactions generated by one rare petition I forwarded out to all my email contacts, perhaps my load of recent links sparked by the Gaza crisis, and also my participation in COMPLETE. An interesting email came today which mentioned the few Christian voices in Malaysia who comes across as “against…
Good News that’s Liberating for Malaysia?
It was good for Friends in Conversation to slowly reemerge again. This time with INTR.Asia Father Jojo Fung and I felt led after the last RoH Malaysia event to organize a mini-follow-up conversation. The main goal was for us to engage in conversation on the relevance of themes and models brought up by theologies of…
Malaysian Politics & A New Kind of Humanity
To be fair to Alwyn he did post first but it was focused on his own presentation and the feedback from it . Read on. * * * It was, from the start, unlikely that many would find the below presentation totally agreeable, but I appreciate the feedback nevertheless (from ROH Merdeka 2008 participants and…
Report on Merdeka 2008: A Restoration of Hope
This time Sherman Kuek beat Alwyn Lau in terms of giving a quick overview. Since it’s out here, let me repost it for regulars to my garden 🙂 I hope to give my reflections on the event later. * * * The people of Malaysia – a country fraught with its unique struggles amidst the…