I used to link the Micah Mandate stuff when I was at the height of my blogging habit. Apologies for slacking in this area. Check out the following: Latest Articles A Christ-Centred Response to Migrants and Refugees in Malaysia Psalm 46:10 Heaven Bound MCCBCHST: Banggarma Should Have Complete Freedom To Choose Religion Saravanan is Dead…
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Become a Fan of The Micah Mandate
Join us for the Book Launch of Peter’s Pithy Pointers & The Commissioning Of The Micah Mandate this Saturday 5pm. At the mean time, there is also the option to become a fan of the Micah Mandate too 🙂 The Micah Mandate on Facebook
A Connected Pastor
A couple of weeks ago, I had an extremely fun and interesting experience thanks to Onn Yeoh (whom apart from his books is probably most known for his Realpolitik podcast with political analyst Ong Kian Ming). I think the writer for the article Azalea Joy Lee did a pretty good job considering the purpose and…
The Launch of Peter’s Pithy Pointers and the Commissioning of the Micah Mandate, August 22, 2009
Dear friends, You are specially invited to the launch of Peter Young’s book, Peter’s Pithy Pointers, and the Commissioning of The Micah Mandate. As many of you would know . . . The Micah Mandate is described as a “Christian-based public interest advocacy ministry that seeks a transformation of our nation through justice, mercy and…
May 13, Institutions, Compassion, CCM & Perak
The Micah Mandate Online E-zine is still trying it’s best to provide space for alternative Christian voice on matters of public concern especially in Malaysia. Forgive me for slacking in redirecting your attention there. I’ve been distracted by Twitter I think 🙂 The Gospel of Jesus Forty Years After May 13 I read an awesome…
Micah Tuesday: Translations, A-B-C, Money, Faith and Deeds
Consistent and Sensitive Translations of “Allah” Tan Sri Prof. Dzulkufli Abdul Razak, Vice Chancellor of University Science Malaysia wrote an article on the use of ‘Allah’ in the Malay Bible, Alkitab (Bahasa Indonesia version) in theSun on 11 March 2009. It would have been easy just to dismiss this article since its premise is flawed…
Midnight Micah: Oh No, Not The Allah Word Again!
There will be those who find Tan Sri Professor Dzulkifli Abdul Razak’s piece Inconsistent, insensitive translations of ‘Allah’ logically compelling and intellectually persuasive. I can try to understand why they do. I am not one of them. Of course, I admit my bias upfront. I’m not a professional academic. But I consider myself willing to learn…
“Hidden Cameras” Forum Clips & Notes III
“Hidden Cameras” Forum: Andrew Khoo Malaysian Bar Council Human Rights Committee from Second Thoughts on Vimeo. In recent times, the lawyers are often seen as the new “clergy” of every day life. What would life be without them? At our recent forum, Andrew Khoo, lawyer and great personal friend helped to bring about a greater…
“Hidden Cameras” Forum Clips and Notes II
“Hidden Cameras” Forum: Dr Sharon Bong Senior Lecturer in Gender and Creative Writing, Monash University from Second Thoughts on Vimeo. The Edge Malaysia featured the Forum in their piece, When the private becomes public, today. This is how Melody Song the writer draws readers to consider the matter at hand. It would be easy to…
“Hidden Cameras” Forum Clips and Notes I
“Hidden Camera” Forum: Masjaliza Hamzah Programme Manager, Sisters-In-Islam from Second Thoughts on Vimeo. While we did not have a big crowd, but the quality of the speakers and interaction was superb. There was a sense that we just got started with more questions and angles to approach the subject matter. But I suppose that is…