Columns

The missing figures from the Christmas crib

Dec 22, 2015

As we celebrate Christmas this year, it is easy to gaze at the crib and romanticise and get all sentimental about the tranquil setting before us: the baby Jesus and his family in a cosy manger among shepherds, cows and sheep, protected and heralded by angels, away from all the cares of the world.
Muslims hosts landmark visit by Christian delegation at prominent blue mosque

Dec 18, 2015

In a landmark and rare visit to a prominent mosque, a delegation of Christians, led by Bishop Sebastian Francis, visited the Abdullah Fahim Mosque in Bertam in Province Wellesley on December 14.
Sex and our Culture

Dec 17, 2015

No generation in history, I suspect, has ever experienced as much change as we have experienced in the past sixty years.
Sensitive to Community, Beyond Ourselves

Dec 16, 2015

Some years ago I was challenged by a Bishop regarding an article I’d written. We were talking in his office and the tone eventually got a little testy: “How can you write something like that?” he asked. “Because it’s true,” was my blunt reply.
Spiderman, Pontius Pilate and the meaning of power

Dec 11, 2015

If you are a Spiderman fan, you may be familiar with the phrase “With great power comes great responsibility” and believe it is an original line from
Advent hope

Dec 11, 2015

Advent is my favorite time in the liturgical year. For other people, I am sure it is probably Christmas or Easter, but for me, those feasts never live
The hiddenness of God and the darkness of faith

Dec 11, 2015

When I first began teaching theology, I fantasized about writing a book about the hiddenness of God.
Nowhere to run from the tentacles of the market economy?

Dec 04, 2015

It is common these days to hear talk from middle-class Malaysians about how polarised the education system has become since their younger days.
Our Muslim brothers and sisters

Dec 04, 2015

This is not a good time to be a Muslim in the Western world. As the violence perpetrated by radical Islamic groups such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Boko Haram becomes more and more prevalent, huge numbers of people are becoming paranoid about, and even openly hostile towards, the Islamic religion, seeing all Muslims as a threat.
Lacking the selfconfidence for greatness

Nov 26, 2015

We all have our own images of greatness as these pertain to virtue and saintliness.