He has shown all you people what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God.
- Micah 6:8And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God.
Archive | May, 2011
Illegal welfare homes (1)
Posted on 30 May 2011 by Peter Young
Saturday, 21st of May 2011 was Disaster Day for the Hidayah Madrasah Al-Taqwa Orphanage it Hulu Langat Kampong Gahal. The orphanage which housed 44 children aged 7 to 18 and 5 caretakers, experienced a landslide in which 16 people, 2 caretakers and 14 children, lost their lives. The orphanage is…
CFM grieves with families over young lives lost
Posted on 26 May 2011 by Administrator
25th May 2011
The Christian Federation of Malaysia extends its heart-felt condolences to the families of the children who lost their lives tragically in the landslide which hit the Al-Taqwa orphanage near Kajang on Saturday.
The Christian community grieves with the Muslim families and will continue to pray to God…
A stand for Christian thought
Posted on 23 May 2011 by Debbie YM Loh
In a day and age when the world is rife with upheaval, right up to our glass-panelled, tiled and sheltered doorstep, all we seem to be concerned about is the next church event, the next barbecue and the next ministry task. Even if it were not so, we fill the…
Empty religiosity
Posted on 23 May 2011 by Vinoth Ramachandra
Buddhists all over the world celebrated Vesak this week. It is the commemoration of both the birth and the attainment of Enlightenment (nirvana) by Gautama, the Buddha. In Sri Lanka, a society that prides itself on being the missionary centre of Theravada Buddhism, this year’s festivities merged with nationalist triumphalism…
Whither minimum wage bill?
Posted on 23 May 2011 by Lee Hwok Aun
In my last column I wrote about our rush to meet grandiose targets and end up with partial or delusional solutions. Right on cue, Datuk Idris Jala disclosed on April 26th that Pemandu is expecting do deliver a modus operandi and quantum of minimum wage by the end of this…
Borrowing words
Posted on 23 May 2011 by Peter Young
Lovers of the English language, as we look around us, are sometimes tempted to smile at the number of English words that have been adapted and found their way into the Bahasa Malaysia-Bahasa Inggeris section of the Kamus Dwibahasa Oxford Fajar:
Bas
Lori
Pos
Sekolah
Stesen
Teksi
But lovers of…
History Books: Seeing the two ladies
Posted on 23 May 2011 by Rama Ramanathan
Last week I learned from a Sikh that the textbook in use now in Malaysian schools (Form 4) says something like “according to Christians, Christianity was founded by the Prophet Jesus.”
I say “something like” because I could not take notes; we were sitting elbow to elbow and I could…
God and truth
Posted on 19 May 2011 by TK Tan
Therefore say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the LORD its God or responded to correction. Truth has perished; it has vanished from their lips. (Jeremiah 7:28)
One key casualty of a nation that has turned away from God is truth. This is because as those…
Selangor passes two key reform bills
Posted on 18 May 2011 by Tricia Yeoh
Policy reform can be draggy and laborious, but once in a blue moon you get a sudden windfall – and this makes it all worth the wait. In the March 2011 Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting, two significant things took place. First, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Enactment Bill (Selangor)…
Stirring up evil
Posted on 16 May 2011 by Peter Young
Whatever transpired at a dinner held at the Red Rock Hotel, Penang on Friday, 6th May 2011 – whether during discussion or prayer time – it could never warrant the front page story in Utusan Malaysia on Saturday, 7th May 2011. Under the headlines “MALAYSIA – A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY?”, it…
Early Childhood Intervention – A Basic Right for Our Children
Posted on 12 May 2011 by Administrator
The NECIC would like to thank Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak for his recent supportive remarks on children with special needs (children with disabilities). His support of our special needs children and his recognition of their potential has encouraged the hearts of many parents & NGOs. The NECIC…
A prayer for forgiveness, renewal and mission
Posted on 10 May 2011 by Peter Young
Oh God, you asked for my hands, that I might use them for your purpose; I gave them for a moment, and then withdrew them, for the work was hard. You asked for my mouth, to speak out against injustice; I gave you a whisper that I might not be…
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