Seems the buzz on the net continues … so I will too … 🙂 To friends outside of Malaysia … currently local domestic issues dominate my mind and heart whether it’s “Bersih” or “Baby” … please keep us in prayer. To friends inside of Malaysia, we can no longer be ignorant or blind – minimal…
Category: Random Links
Random Links 192 (Bersih Malaysia “Bonus” Edition)
Not sure whether this will be my last round … but there were a few good ones that I couldn’t resist posting up. The BERSIH March A good personal account with 8 learning points thrown in. “It was awesome to walk along with fellow Malaysians to the Istana. I had conversations with people I would not…
Random Links 191 (Bersih Malaysia “Revolutions” Edition)
* UPDATED * 10 – Eleven : We, the people, shall be heard and we shall prevail I felt that the youtube video shouldn’t have the priority of listing even though this is a set of random links. After reading Haris Ibrahim’s post and the final picture he put up … This kind of spirit…
Random Links 190 (Bersih Malaysia “Visual” Edition)
One of the things I wanted to do especially after getting more inside and on the ground news by actually participants in the Bersih Rally is to watch the news on local Malaysian TV to see how they report the incident. But before that, we start with one foreign news and then move on to…
Random Links 189 (Bersih Malaysia “Reloaded” Edition)
I only have free TV at home and was intrigued by how the mainstream news portrayed the Bersih Peaceful Rally. A friend told me Al Jazeera had a different take. The contrast is quite evident. Tear gas fired at Malaysian Rally Here’s the first news report I read. Malaysia Police Turn Water Cannons on Protesters…
Random Links 188 (Bersih Malaysia Edition)
I don’t have much energy to comment. Let the links speak for themselves … BERSIH Rally: Bar Council makes a point Counting Down To The Peoples’ Petition To The King BERSIH’s gathering, you on? Why I will walk tomorrow There’s so much to read, understand and process … I know some of my friends are…
Random Links 187
Blog Jordan Thanks to Dean Peters for taking us along his adventures in Jordan! Your Atonement Is Too Small This post makes me want to get the book! Religion as Fantasy One needs some pause with sentences like this: “… Christianity, as a religion without religion, does not allow itself to be reduced to a…
Randoms Links 186
Confucius (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) I’ve been thinking about the word “Ren” the past week. Confucius’ social philosophy largely revolves around the concept of ren, “compassion” or “loving others.” Cultivating or practicing such concern for others involved deprecating oneself. This meant being sure to avoid artful speech or an ingratiating manner that would create a…
Random Links 185
Why Everything Must Change: A Conversation with Brian McLaren I wonder how people will react to Brian’s latest book … but it can’t be that bad if he’s quoting John Stott extensively right? 🙂 “But if you want to talk about evangelicals who really have affirmed the need for evangelicals to be involved in public…
Random Links 184 (Malaysia)
How Can We Make A Difference? – Conversations on Politics and the Kingdom We are meeting today, 2.30pm at BLC with Bro. Goh Keat Peng (MCCBCHST) and Rev. Dr. Hermen Shastri (CCM & CFM) YB Zaid, you don’t belong in UMNO! I need to learn how to come up with blog posts titles like this…