TUHAN telah memberitahu kita apa yang baik.
Perkara yang dituntut oleh TUHAN daripada kita adalah supaya kita berlaku adil,
selalu mengamalkan kasih, dan dengan rendah hati hidup bersatu dengan Allah kita.
- Mikha 6:8Perkara yang dituntut oleh TUHAN daripada kita adalah supaya kita berlaku adil,
selalu mengamalkan kasih, dan dengan rendah hati hidup bersatu dengan Allah kita.
Archive | April, 2009
Leadership Tests
Posted on 27 April 2009 by K. J. John
It is a very interesting and challenging time for Najib Abdul Razak. I believe his first 100 days as prime minister will be truly eventful.
The first test of his leadership came from an unexpected source. Voters not only denied Barisan Nasional (BN) the Bukit Selambau state seat in Kedah,…
Proverbs 16:12-13
Posted on 27 April 2009 by Peter Young
Good leaders abhor wrongdoing of all kinds; sound leadership has a moral foundation.
Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.
(Proverbs 16 : 12 – 13, The Message)
Guidelines for those in leadership positions and when praying for leaders.
Marriage And Conversion
Posted on 27 April 2009 by Peter Young
Today’s dailies (Friday, April 24 2009) are bearers of good news!
The Cabinet decides: Civil courts are the right place to dissolve a marriage in the event of a spouse converting to Islam.
and
Children should follow the faith that the parents had agreed on at the time of marriage.…
Hishammuddin Must Settle “Allah” Controversy
Posted on 27 April 2009 by Administrator
The Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia won the right to challenge the government’s ban on the right to use the word “Allah” to mean “God” outside of Islam when the High Court granted leave to the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, as the publisher of Catholic newspaper The Herald, in his…
“Bible” Without “Allah” Promoted In Book Fair
Posted on 27 April 2009 by Administrator
KUALA LUMPUR: A ‘bible’ in Indonesian Malay but without the word “Allah” used in it was promoted during the International Book Fair held recently at the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur. The promoters had the book on display among other Islamic books on the first days of the Book…
CCM Statement On Sri Lanka
Posted on 27 April 2009 by Alex Tang
The Executive Committee of the Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) joins the United Nations and the World Council of Churches in urgently calling upon the Sri Lankan Government to ensure that the Tamil civilian population, who are the victims of the on-going war, are granted protection and assured of…
Art For The Shelter’s Sake
Posted on 27 April 2009 by Administrator
Trafficking of people is the 21st century’s most heinous crime that enslaves, demeans, and more often than not puts the life of the victims in danger. Tenaganita has been combating trafficking in women and children since 1994. We had since launched 2 Campaigns, in 1995 and in 2006, a joint…
Face To Face With Cancer (1): The Lump And The Op
Posted on 20 April 2009 by Administrator
Ewe Jin’s story
On Monday, Oct 30, 2006, after taking a friend to see my oncologist for a second opinion, Dr Gurcharan Singh checked on a lump on my neck that had been bothering me for the past two weeks.
The week before, my ENT doctor, Dr Awal Hassan, had…
Psalm 115:1
Posted on 20 April 2009 by Peter Young
“Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.” (Psalm 115:1, New International Version)
When things are going well and we meet with success in our lives, we must be very careful not to get swollen headed but…
Motiveless Murder
Posted on 20 April 2009 by Peter Young
The suspect or suspects as well as the motive for the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu remain unclear, said lawyer for the Shaariibuu family Karpal Singh.
“I think it is important to establish the motive. What motive did the two have? They didn’t even know this woman, ” he…
The Famous Ipoh Rain Tree
Posted on 20 April 2009 by Bob Teoh
There is a famous tree in Ipoh. Some call it as a democracy tree while others say it is a tree of treason. But thanks to the gadfly Speaker of Perak State Assembly, Sivakumar, the hitherto little known rain tree outside his office in Ipoh is now the state’s latest…
Right Direction, Slow Speed!
Posted on 20 April 2009 by K. J. John
My professor of change management taught me that to plan for change one needs to understand change resistance factors, drivers for change, and then use the opportunity for leadership to effect the needed change.
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had considered most of these factors and has executed his change…
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