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Christians in the workplace
Christians in the workplace: What to do (and not to do) in your first job at work
A conversation with Leslie Kho, property consultant and pastor
“Christians don’t lead a double life. What we do ‘in church’, how we behave and how we live should be our ethos in the office. We cannot separate these two spheres.” That is the…
Bad News: What do we do with it?
Bad News: What do we do with it?
2020 is a year packed with bad news. We have had global crises, from the Covid-19 pandemic to climate change, political upheaval, civil unrest, failing economies, poverty and even gruesome murders. With easy access to information,…
6 Ways to Care for Malaysia
6 Ways to Care for Malaysia
‘Malaysia Prihatin’ or ‘Malaysia Cares’ is the theme for this year’s National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations. It was chosen to recognise the…
The Dignity of Dependence
The Dignity of Dependence1
A Key to Christian Life and Mission in a Post-Pandemic World
By Asiri Fernando
The society that we live in tells us that we need to be independent. It is part of growing up, to determine our own future, career, relationships and finances. Unfortunately, this drive to be a mature and independent person often results in a…
7 Bible verses to overcome worry and anxiety
7 Bible verses to overcome worry and anxiety
Amidst the economic downturn caused by Covid-19, many have been suffering from negative thoughts and emotions. In Malaysia,…
Resuming our daily work
Resuming our daily work
Dear Friends,
Last month we ran a soft launch of Building a Bridge 2.0, a campaign to raise awareness and funding for our work in producing resources in Bahasa Malaysia. We called it 2.0 as this was the second year that we are running it. For a full report of the launch, have a look…
Taking care of our mental well-being
Taking care of our mental well-being
In the current Covid-19 situation, being isolated from loved ones or cooped up at home has led to all kinds of strains. Physically, we are moving less. That means we may be exercising less. Some of us have even put on…
Bridging the gap to bring God’s Word
Bridging the gap to bring God’s Word
Dear Friends,
We began our Bahasa Malaysia ministry in the year 1999. We put out a quarterly version and the response was simply overwhelming. It then evolved to a semi-annual and to the current annual edition. Apart from Pedoman Harian, we moved to develop other resources both in print and digital.
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Believing in the Triune God
Believing in the Triune God
By Rev. Tim Nicholls
Whenever I share the gospel with a non-Christian, there is one question that they inevitably ask: Is Jesus God? The question comes because we say that Jesus was the perfect man who died on the cross for our sins. Yet we also say that Jesus was the Son of…
Is there such a thing as job security?
Is there such a thing as job security?
I graduated in 2008 in the midst of the global financial crisis. That was the year the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapsed, sparking an international banking crisis. It was known as the Great Recession, and considered to be the most…
Peter And Day Day: When God Took Our 5-Year Old Daughter Away
Peter And Day Day: When God Took Our 5-Year Old Daughter Away
Written By Ng Jing Yng
Photos courtesy of Naw Day Day
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What is a parent’s greatest comfort in the face of sudden and devastating loss?
For Naw Day Day and her husband, Peter Wong, this was the very question they found themselves grappling with back…
Celebrating amidst the distance
Celebrating Amidst The Distance
The Covid-19 crisis has led to a “new normal” being adopted across the globe. Everywhere people are keeping their distances, wearing face masks and taking great care not to infect others.…
What are we doing during this MCO?
What are we doing during this MCO?
Dear Friends,
In recent days, with almost every country facing the Covid-19 pandemic, questions are being asked by many. Where is God in all this? Is he powerless to stop the current crisis? Does he not love us enough to step in? On the flip side, we’ve been hearing testimonies of believers…
Lockdown Essentials: What Could Christians Be Doing Now?
Lockdown Essentials: What Could Christians Be Doing Now?
By Ajith Fernando
While the Bible does not dwell much on the “whys” of things like epidemics, it clearly teaches that when there is a great need, Christians must seek to be involved. Our God is a God who acts, and He often acts through us.
Let us look at…
