The Gospel of Jesus Forty Years After May 13

Posted on 13 May 2009 by Bob Teoh

We need to close the wounds of May 13 so that we can open a new and brave chapter of our journey – of one Malaysia where all Malaysians can live in peace and as equals among brethren. Forty years ago today, our nation was at war with itself. At…

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Mayday In Perak- Quo Vadis 1Malaysia?

Posted on 08 May 2009 by Bob Teoh

Where do we go from here after today’s fracas at the Perak State Legislative Assembly? Inter alia, the Regent was made to wait six hours in the Royal ante room to the Assembly chambers before he was allowed to make his Royal Address to open the first session of the…

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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…

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It Is Finished

Posted on 06 April 2009 by Bob Teoh

Please consider the last words of Jesus on the cross on Good Friday: John 19:30 “….It is finished…” What is finished? The work that his Father sent him to do is finished. The work that required him to leave his heavenly throne is accomplished. That which nobody else on earth could do:

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The Next Prime Minister of Malaysia

Posted on 17 March 2009 by Bob Teoh

In a little while, the fifth prime minister of the country will finally step down before completing his full term of office under pressure from his own party. The party has already arranged for another from among its 3.2 million members to take over as the sixth PM. Meanwhile, the…

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Oh No, Not The Allah Word Again!

Posted on 12 March 2009 by Bob Teoh

Of late, increasing efforts are underway to prevent or force Bahasa-speaking putrabumi Christians from using the word Allah for God in the Al Kitab and Christian publications. The injustice of it all is that two-thirds of Christians in Malaysia are putrabumis. Should such efforts to prohibit them from using the…

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Perak Battle Royale Over In 5 Minutes

Posted on 03 March 2009 by Bob Teoh

The high octane Battle Royale in Perak was all over in five minutes as soon as the state assembly affirmed its confidence in Ir Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin as the rightful mentri besar of the Silver State while disputed claimant to the post, Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, failed to get a…

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The Apocalypse

Posted on 02 March 2009 by Bob Teoh

I am not an alarmist nor a pessimist. But the bad news is that the fast unfolding global financial crisis is so bad that it’s going to be apocalyptic. Mention the word Apocalypse and we see doomsday coming. The word itself comes from Revelation, the last book in the Bible…

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Newsflash: Government Concedes Use Of Allah Word

Posted on 26 February 2009 by Bob Teoh

Kuala Lumpur Thurs 26 Feb – In a new twist to the controversial prohibition on the use of the Allah word, the Home Ministry has allowed Christians to use the Allah word with conditions. In a gazette signed by Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar, the new move comes into force…

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What God Has To Say About Perak (Part II) – Updated

Posted on 09 February 2009 by Bob Teoh

1 Peter 2: 13-15 Respecting People in Authority For the Lord’s sake, respect all human authority—whether the king as head of state, or the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish those who do wrong and to honor those who do right. It is God’s…

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What God Has To Say About Perak (Part I)

Posted on 05 February 2009 by Bob Teoh

Romans 13: 1-7 Respect for Authority Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. For the…

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Beware The Ides Of March

Posted on 05 February 2009 by Bob Teoh

The fall of the ten-month old Pakatan-led Perak state government came fast and furious in high Shakespearean tradition. In the drama-play, Caesar, betrayed by his friend, dies with the words, “Et tu, Brute? (You too, Brutus?) The plot against the Pakatan-led Perak government went way back just after it won…

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