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    Is God, Faith and the Multiverse a Paradox?

    Is God, Faith and the Multiverse a Paradox?

    Read: Psalm 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”

    In the last couple of years, there has been a proliferation of multiple multiverse movies being churned out by Hollywood! Think Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Doctor Strange: In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022), the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere…

    Passing Down Our Heritage to the Next Generation

    Passing Down Our Heritage to the Next Generation

    Read: Psalm 78:4 “We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.”
    A living testimony to the multi-cultural heritage and tradition of Asia

    Malaysians love our public holidays, and in Penang, we get an extra one on…

    Unpause Your God-Given Journey

    Unpause Your God-Given Journey

    Read: Deuteronomy 1:6 “The Lord our God said to us at Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain.’”

    There was a time in my life when pangs of guilt would slam me like a runaway train. Whenever a particular relationship storyline was played out in a movie I was watching, I would cringe with guilt. Back when…

    The Heart for Fatherhood

    The Heart for Fatherhood

    Read: Proverbs 20:7 (NKJV)The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.

    Last month, I just turned 18 – as a father. As we celebrated our eldest daughter’s 18th birthday, I reflected on my journey from “infant da-da” to “adult dad” and discovered that one must truly have the HEART for fatherhood in order to…

    Letter to My Father

    Letter to My Father

    Read: Ephesians 3:17-18 “... And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ…”

    How much a man loves his wife is often shown in how far he is willing to go for…

    How I Forgave My Abusive Family

    How I Forgave My Abusive Family

    Read: Ephesians 4:22-24  “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”

    I…

    Why Historical Context is Important When Reading the Bible

    Why Historical Context is Important When Reading the Bible

    Read: Isaiah 40:8  “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”

    When I read the Bible, it can sometimes feel like I’m playing “tikam-tikam”, leafing through a page, pointing at a block of paragraph, and reading a quick sound bite before the book is shut and…

    4 Biblical Lessons from Everything Everywhere All at Once

    4 Biblical Lessons from Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Read: Romans 8:39 "...neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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    Most Malaysians are sure to have…

    Faithful Women of the Lord

    Faithful Women of the Lord

    Read: John 15:16 “... I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last...”

    This International Women's Day, we celebrate the contributions of four ladies serving faithfully in Our Daily Bread’s Kota Kinabalu office.

    Clarensia Rongkos has been with Our Daily Bread for over four years. She started out in the ministry…

    Romantic Love in the Bible

    Romantic Love in the Bible

    Read: John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

    Valentine’s Day brings to mind chocolates, flowers, and couples indulging in public displays of affection and making others feel a little bit awkward. In some quarters, it has also become rather commercialised. In Malaysia, some allege that it is Christian…

    Rising Up From Life’s Failures

    Rising Up From Life’s Failures

    Read: John 21:15a When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’

    With multitudes of self-improvement books, TED talks, get-rich-quick seminars, online success stories and the like, now everyone can be rich and successful… not!

    Oftentimes, success stories glorify the end results rather than the unseen…

    My Experience as a Polling Agent (PACA)

    My Experience as a Polling Agent (PACA)

    Read: Isaiah 62:6a “I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night.”

    For Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE15) in November this year, my husband and I decided to serve as Polling and Counting Agents (PACAs). We decided to do so after seeing countless news articles and social media updates…

    A Biblical View of Wealth Part 2: “Prosperity Gospel”

    A Biblical View of Wealth Part 2: “Prosperity Gospel”

    Read: Matthew 19:29 (NLT) “And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.”

    Many Christians are familiar with the term “prosperity gospel”. But what exactly is it…

    God’s Gift this Christmas

    God’s Gift this Christmas

    Read: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

    I guess most parents know how hard it is to let children go. After Sixth Form, my son Peter and some school friends worked odd jobs until they could save…

    The World Cup: Called to Play, Not Watch

    The World Cup: Called to Play, Not Watch

    Read: Ezra 10:4 “Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.”

    It is the World Cup season. Watching Saudi Arabia beat Argentina and then Japan win against Germany brings back memories of previous World Cups. I’ve been a fan and follower of the FIFA World…