Archive | Peter’s Pithy Pointers

RSS feed for this section

Where am I going?

Posted on 21 February 2011 by Peter Young

All of us have to try and find an answer to this important and personal question, which refers to what happens to us when we die or when Jesus comes again. As a Christian, I have put my faith in Jesus Christ and he gives me his reply in John…

Comments (0)

Justified

Posted on 13 February 2011 by Peter Young

This word, in bold red letters, was one of the headlines in the sports pages of the Sun on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. It referred to the fact that the Liverpool footballers had to play well in order to justify their place on the team. Every Christian is JUSTIFIED, but…

Comments (0)

Out of Egypt

Posted on 08 February 2011 by Peter Young

These words were the headlines of The Star on Saturday, 5th February 2011. They refer to the evacuation of 11,700 students (registered with the Malaysian Embassy in Cairo) from the continued anti-Mubarak demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria and other parts of Egypt. The phrase OUT OF EGYPT occurs at least 100…

Comments (0)

A custody battle

Posted on 30 January 2011 by Peter Young

The parents of a 11-year-old girl have failed to mediate the child’s custody. Mediation judge Datuk Wira Low Hop Bing fixed Feb 16 for the matter to be heard before a Court of Appeal three-man bench. The appeals were on a Family Court ruling allowing Low Bi-Anne’s mother, Tan Siew…

Comments (0)

Pakistan’s blasphemy law – extremists vs moderates

Posted on 24 January 2011 by Peter Young

1. Extremists Tens of thousands of people have rallied in the Pakistan city of Karachi against possible changes to the blasphemy law that was behind the killing of Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab. A large number of police officers guarded Sunday’s demonstration (9 January 2011) which forced the closure…

Comments (0)

Pakistan’s blasphemy law – the murder of a moderate muslim

Posted on 17 January 2011 by Peter Young

The blasphemy law in Pakistan received worldwide news coverage when in November 2010, Aasia Bibi, a Christian mother of five, was sentenced to death for blasphemy (see PPP 40 : Sentenced to death for blasphemy). On Tuesday, 4th January 2011, the governor of Punjab province, and an avowed opponent of…

Comments (0)

Pelting rocks for Jesus Christ?

Posted on 10 January 2011 by Peter Young

Shortly after midnight on 1/1/11, an explosion detonated, by what authorities say, was likely a suicide bomber, and ripped through a crowd of worshippers as they emerged from New Year’s Mass at a Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt’s northern port city of Alexandria. The blast left 21 people dead and…

Comments (0)

Pithy pointers for 2011

Posted on 03 January 2011 by Peter Young

As we think of New Year resolutions, may the Lord use one or more of these short Pithy Pointers to radically change our thinking and behaviour in 2011: What is the use of running if you are running on the wrong road? (an old German proverb) Regret looks back. Worry…

Comments (0)

Third force v Parti Rakyat = Barisan Nasional victory

Posted on 27 December 2010 by Peter Young

I think that it is fair to call the following four groups (and there may be still others or more to come!) a THIRD FORCE. 1) THE HUMAN RIGHTS’ PARTY This party is the daughter of HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force). It will be contesting 15 parliamentary and 38 state…

Comments (0)

Christmas Day – the vulnerable God

Posted on 20 December 2010 by Peter Young

In the Old Testament, there were many occasions when God sent his angels as one of his ways of speaking to the people on earth. But Christmas Day was different. Although an angel and a great company of the heavenly host appeared, on this day, GOD SENT HIS SON, JESUS…

Comments (0)

The 14 year-old bride

Posted on 13 December 2010 by Peter Young

Fourteen-year-old Siti Maryam Mahmod married 23-year-old Abdul Manan Othman, a family friend, in July 2010. They were one of 250 couples at the 1Malaysia mass wedding held at the Federal Territory Mosque on Saturday, 4th December. Their photograph appeared prominently on the front page of the New Sunday Times on…

Comments (0)

In memory of Betty Young

Posted on 06 December 2010 by Peter Young

Betty Young 1 June 1922 – 8 December 2009 THE DASH There was a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning to the end He noted that first came her date of her birth And…

Comments (2)

« Previous Entries
The Micah Mandate is a Christian-based public interest advocacy ministry that seeks a transformation of our nation through justice, mercy and humility.

Individual writers are free to express their own views and they alone are responsible for the views expressed in any comment or posting on this website. No individual writer represents The Micah Mandate or the institutions s/he may be associated with unless clearly stated.

Older Articles

  • Upcoming Events

      No events to show

    • Most Popular

    Find Us On Facebook
    twitter

    Latest Comments

    Archives

    Submissions

    If you wish to submit an article for our consideration, please send it to submissions (at) themicahmandate (dot) org. Please note that published articles may be edited. To contact us, please use the contact form.

    3 Ways To Support Us