Church Groups Deplore Harm to Gaza Civilians As a father of three children, I’m always asking what’s happening to the children? As Israel’s assault on Hamas in the Gaza Strip mounts, Christian groups are increasingly speaking out against the attacks on civilians, especially children, who make up more than half of the Gaza population. “It…
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Home Ministry bans Herald’s Malay supplement My comments to Anil clearly stated below marking a disappointing start for the year! This move by the Home Ministry on the Malay-Language section is disappointing. It’s like denying the National Language’s ownership to Christians especially in the light of many of our brothers and sisters who use it…
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International Christian Mentoring Network I didn’t know this existed. I think it’s a good thing. The fact there also more theological reflection on mentoring in the blog is a great thing too! Why the Church Deserves Deconstruction: A Preface to the Chinese Translation wow . so fast a Chinese Translation. I wonder who did it?…
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Text of Obama’s victory speech in Chicago Reading the text was a good as hearing it . below are some of the lines which stood out for me. . There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the…
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Always read the label: diagnosing me and my church pains I’ve heard loads of excuses .. packaged with either spiritual or spiritual sounding sophistication . 🙂 Paul Mayers gets to the point where some might prefer he doesn’t. Symptom 1: I’d rather do something else on a sunday than going to church My time is…
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Pare It Down: Cut Away the Extraneous to Leave the Awesome Need to practice some of this .. A few things to consider when paring it down: Spend a few minutes thinking about what is really essential. What is it that you really want above all else? What is it about your product or service…
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Re-elected Malaysian bishop urged Methodists to spread holiness Interesting to see a statement like this apart from the normal instruments of conveying Christian positions on social-political concerns like the Council of Churches Malaysia or the Christian Federation Malaysia. God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that you try – Mother Teresa wow …..
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Hindraf outlawed Gov’t declares Hindraf an illegal organisation Was this really necessary? How can you stop the rain from falling down? How can you stop the sun from shining? Haris chips in . with an interesting question: “How do you ban, disband or incarcerate this spirit?“” YBhg Azman Ujang… We have a problem It’s getting…
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Catholic Social Teaching Last weekend, I heard quite a few references to the CST, which made me search more for the Protestant equivalent. The summary pages were good here. A Summary of Lutheran Social Teaching Not as impressive but sparks thought. Resources on Integral Mission An evangelical version contribution. WCC documents repository One would need…
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The Spirit moving among us A little bit delayed in linking but still worth it. I had never seen anything like it before. More than 800 people, including non-Christians, gathered in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on a working day – and it wasn’t even a day of obligation. They prayed fervently and sang…