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Making the impossible dream possible

Sep 20, 2019

Last weekend saw the sealing of a pact between a race-based political party and a party with an exclusive religious agenda.
Late migrations

Sep 14, 2019

Jesus says that if we follow him, the cross, pain, will find us.
The millions of ordinary encounters that enrich Malaysia

Sep 14, 2019

The other day, I stepped into a ride-hailing driven by a young man who once worked in the civil service. A cheery “Hello!” greeted me the moment I stepped into the taxi late that night.
A lesson in ageing

Sep 06, 2019

We live in a culture that idealises youth and marginalises the old. And, as James Hillman says, the old don’t let go easily either, of the throne or t
Time to recognise the poverty in our midst

Sep 05, 2019

For far too long, we have been told that only 0.4 per cent of Malaysians were poor.
In new Malaysia, moving from ‘tolerance’ to a celebration of diversity

Aug 31, 2019

If we want to progress as a nation, it is high time we join the international community of nations in ratifying the 1951 UN Refugee Convention.
Imagining Grace

Aug 30, 2019

One wonders too how many people find this story comforting rather than discomforting, given a strong ecclesial ethos today wherein many of us nurse th
Intelligence versus Wisdom

Aug 23, 2019

There’s a huge difference between being bright and being wise, between brilliance and wisdom. We can be highly intelligent, but not very wise. Ideally
Building the new kingdom: Tools of the trade

Aug 23, 2019

The preacher obviously commands a huge following, going by the rockstar reception he received in Kota Baru recently.
Russian Orthodox Church takes mission to drug addicts

Aug 19, 2019

A day center in Moscow to assist 15 people contemporarily. An exception to the ban on all non-profit organizations. Bishop Panteleimon: Drug addicts, truly needy. In Russia there are about 500 thousand drug addicts.