December 2010
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“The great God who made the universe suddenly became the vulnerable baby of...”
– Reverend W.H. Chua in today’s Christmas sermon: “Angels All Around”. I honestly thought I would never hear something like this spoken from the pulpit at my church. I can’t tell you how much delight this brought to my heart - just to hear someone else publicly acknowledge and celebrate the...
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I Have No Enemies by Liu Xiabao →
“If I may be permitted to say so, the most fortunate experience of these past twenty years has been the selfless love I have received from my wife, Liu Xia. She could not be present as an observer in court today, but I still want to say to you, my dear, that I firmly believe your love for me will remain the same as it has always been. Throughout all these years that I have lived without...
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London tuition fee protest photos →
Some jaw-dropping photos of the recent student protests in London. These are some of the best I’ve seen.
Personally speaking, I’m inclined to ask: can the budget be reined in through cuts in other areas? Perhaps in military spending? I’ll be the first to say that I don’t know much about British politics, but to me it seems rather foolish to make drastic cuts in...
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Don't shoot messenger for revealing uncomfortable...
I admire Julian Assange for his courage and see many parallels of what is happening today to a long history of brave truth-tellers and whistle-blowers who refused to buckle under government threats and pressure. Human beings should continually call the powers back to their God-given vocation as servants, not overlords, of humanity. Here is a letter from Julian sent today; pray for his safety....
