Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Evangelist Roberts Liardon Leads London Bible College


Tuesday, 29 September 2009 04:29 PM EDT Adrienne S. Gaines

Evangelist Roberts Liardon has been named principal of the International Bible Institute of London (IBIOL), the training arm of the charismatic Kensington Temple London City Church.

The school, which began classes Monday, trains Christians to evangelize throughout Europe and around the world.

"Roberts brings an enormous amount of experience in ministry in general and in training in particular," said Colin Dye, founder and president of the school and apostolic overseer of Kensington Temple. "We know Roberts will be a blessing to us, and we hope to be a blessing to him."

The appointment comes nearly eight years after Liardon stepped down from his Embassy Christian Center in Irvine, Calif., after confessing to a short-term homosexual relationship with the church's youth pastor.

Dye said he believes Liardon, 43, has been fully restored to ministry since his December 2001 confession.

"He went far beyond the recommendations set for him by those involved in the initial six-month process of his restoration," Dye said. "After two years of counseling and recovery, he returned to ministry."

The scandal, however, triggered an exodus from Liardon's church and his accredited school, Spirit Life Bible College. Some leaders who left complained that Liardon did not accept initial pastoral counsel from a leader who advised him to step away from the pulpit for one year.

Both organizations closed in 2007, when Liardon relocated his itinerant preaching ministry to Florida.

Dye believes the two ministries will be of mutual benefit. Because Kensington Temple is part of the Elim Pentecostal Churches of Great Britain, Liardon will be subject to its accountability structure as part of the church's staff.

But Dye said Liardon is answering a Macedonian call by moving to London, where he said religious freedom is being stifled as a result of Islam's influence across Europe. In September, a Christian couple who run a hotel in England was arrested for talking to a Muslim about Jesus, he said. Other Christians have been fired for saying "God bless you" or wearing a cross.

"[Liardon's] burden for Europe as a major 21st-century spiritual battleground has been welcomed by European ministers who see his coming as part of the ongoing spiritual partnership between the U.S. and Europe," Dye said.

In a statement, Liardon said IBIOL will emphasize evangelism to prepare students to reach diverse communities with the gospel. "IBIOL is raising up men and women of faith who can stand against these challenges," Liardon said. "We are training them to re-evangelize European nations and to plant new churches. Much of Europe has no effective evangelical witness."

Liardon is the author of God's Generals, a history of Pentecostal pioneers. He has relocated to London, but will continue preaching, writing and leading his international missions ministry.

Source: http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/news/23485-evangelist-roberts-liardon-leads-london-bible-college-?utm_source=MailingList&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Charisma+News+Online+09-29-09

真警假警一样担心

读了9月30日关于一位导游被三个警察栽赃勒索的新闻,感到不寒而栗。导游停车路边谈电话,碰上警察,结果遭栽赃毒品勒索。这件事情,政府当局不能以特殊个案而掉以轻心。

警察的任务是保护人民,为人民解决某些问题。基于我国治安欠佳,加上警方的贪污问题长期存在,原本人民对他们的形象已经不太好的了。那么如果人民期待抓拿盗贼的警察也盗劫的话,人民的安危岂不更失保障?

当事人导游勇敢公开遭遇,让人民知道真相,日后人民有所警惕。类似的情形可能更多,因为大马人经常都怕惹事,只好暗中承受委屈,不敢投诉。

我们常常读到和听到攫夺和打劫案的事情,导致受伤,死亡和变成植物人的例子不胜枚举。最近的案件是新山的17岁女生被攫夺从电单车摔死,以及太平女生被打劫且险被施暴。《星洲日报》封面显著刊登女生严重受伤照片,它尽社会责任是值得赞赏的,它如此着重乃希望政府关注日益严重的治安问题。

我国人民向来是怕警察的,在遇到警察检查时,大多数人不敢维护个人的权利去要求对方出示证件。或许这样就有人看透大马人的怕警察心理,去冒充警察。向来我们都常听到和读到假警勒索,打劫和强奸的报道。最近有一间商店被爆窃,大批警察徽章失窃,看来不久后假警的案件将进一步恶化。

若说假警当道无奈的话,那么真警勒索打劫岂不更无奈?其实真警察作案也常有。人民遇到警察上前查问时,我们对他们的动作是否感到担心?我们恳求内政部长希山慕丁正视大马皇家警察部队的形象和效率。不然,一旦本来应该保障人民安全的警方却变成不能保障,导致人民不是信任他们而是提防他们的话,大马的国际形象就大打折扣了!

Friday, September 18, 2009

公务员关键表现指数

读了郑博士的“别再为难持红登记老人家”心声(http://opinions.sinchew-i.com/node/11572),非常同情他母亲的遭遇和他家人的痛苦。同一天,《星洲日报》在封面刊登内政部长希山慕丁颁发公民权给92人的新闻。对那92人当然是喜出望外,但详读内容报道,92人乃从3万2千927份申请批准出来的,所以那群数以万计的失败者日后还须感到失落下去的。

为什么会累积了这么多年没有认真调查,好让那些真正合格者获得批准?而延迟申请报生纸的个案更惊人,多达9万3千360份。公民权和报生纸的申请数目,如果加上那些如郑博士所说“发现以前提交的申请没有记录”的数量的话,岂不是更庞大?

这样的苦等,不少人经过了几个首相,多个部长,并不是一件光彩的事情。在收到申请表格后,官员作了什么?把它们全部叠到好像山那么高,然后等申请者来追问结果?

至于找不到文件,并非是国民登记局仅有的问题。几乎所有的政府部门都有这样的问题。那么这是不是时候政府部门该检讨它们处理文件的制度和效率呢?大马官员不要只是常挂在口中说要在2020年踏上先进国的列车,我们必须以行动效法先进国办事的效率和态度。在先进国,申请者呈上的文件都被发收据的。

庆幸首相纳吉委任两个人,许子根和伊德利斯,对部长进行关键表现指数收集资料。我希望他们能够深入部长部门的公务员操作的制度,态度和效率。我也希望首相能够把关键表现指数范围扩展到地方政府部门的公务员。其中一点该检讨的是应该增加华印裔公务员。

Monday, September 14, 2009

Anticancer Crusaders – Broccoli, a good anticancer agent


by Lindsey Galloway, Natural Solutions

The order “Eat your broccoli!” was one most of us probably heard growing up. Mom’s explanation always boiled down to the fact that it was simply “good for you.” But now researchers at UCLA have discovered precisely why broccoli (and other cruciferous vegetables) and soy have been linked to preventing certain cancers.

The answer comes in the compound diindolylmethane, created through the digestion of broccoli, and the isoflavone genistein found in soy, both of which combat the replication of two proteins that help spread cancer cells in ovarian and breast tissue. Scientists are also studying the compounds’ effects on 23 other types of cancer.

These two compounds may make preventative and chemotherapy treatments for breast and ovarian cancers more effective, though additional testing is necessary. Encouraging news, for sure, but don’t expect ornery toddlers to start gobbling up broccoli any time soon.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

柔州席悬空可不补选乃抹杀民主

读了关于柔佛州议席悬空可不补选的新闻,感到纳闷,难道这就是我国的立法者的素质吗?柔州修宪法通过修宪提案,一旦州议席因突发事故而悬空,除非议长认为足以影响多数党的力量,否则可不必补选。

这样的修宪通过,乃是民主的开倒车,也为其他州属开了不良的先例。柔州国阵执政了52年,为什么越来越怕竞争呢?难道西马的7场补选国阵皆败北而怕输吗?抑或州国阵听到什么风声知道民心思变而失去信心吗?

州议员的工作,不只是为了服务民生而已,所以别以为州议员没有了,该党派代表服务选区就能满足选民。其实,州议员更重要的工作就是代表选民在会议厅传达心声,也针对州的整体问题作决策。若离开下届州选举还远,抹杀选民拥有州议员的权利乃对选民不公平。

我国不是奋力于到2020年踏上先进国的列车吗?但为何州政府掌舵者的思维却很狭隘,一味压缩民主空间呢?所以,我希望从政者要有宏图远见,看到这世界是往开放的路线前进的。从政者若只是为了党的利益而不惜牺牲全民的利益的话,必被民主开放的大洪流冲走。

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

打破香膏,破除貧窮靈的見證--上帝的大能眷顧順服祂的人

最後的救命錢

某日,聖靈要我們去台東利稻部落(布農族)服事,我們打聽後知道有位弟兄是基督徒,他也願意接待我們,於是我們住在他家,他也按照三餐供應我們的需要。

跟他談話中我們發現他滿臉憂愁,有很深的重擔,他說:我跟銀行借了很多錢,也用信用卡預借現金借很多錢買了許多肥料施肥,可是不知道怎麼回事,茶葉一直都營養不良,又有許多病蟲害,以至於無法收成,也沒錢可以再買肥料施肥,所以古志明的茶葉看起來,樹枝比葉子還多,很像枯萎的樣子.

另外,他也種植了青椒,可是種植的地方太高山了,沒有水源可以灌溉,如果下雨的話,又會土石流,因此當地人都笑他說:你的青椒不能收成啦,種在這裡不是枯死就是被土石流沖走。這位弟兄沒得選擇,因為它只有這塊地可以種,其他的地都是別人的。

銀行不斷的催收帳款,他已經好幾期最低應繳金額都付不出來,銀行說若再不還錢的話就要送法院強制執行,因此這位弟兄只好到處跟親人借錢,好不容易借了一萬元,這是銀行要求至少先還一萬元,否則會很慘。

當我們知道這情況後就為他禱告,並且去青椒園和茶葉園按手在土地和作物上禱告,然後我們2天的服事結束準備離開,忽然聖靈又感動我們去雪見服事,可是我們的錢都用完了,估算一下去雪見的加油錢和食宿費,需要6000元,這怎麼辦呢?正當我們要離開的時候,這位弟兄古志明拿了6000元給我們,他說:神感動我,要我奉獻6000元給你們,我掙扎了一下,最後還是順服神,請你們收下。

唉呀!這錢是救命錢,我們怎麼敢收呢,可是他說我很確定是聖靈的聲音要我奉獻,所以我們就為他祝福禱告後收下這筆救命錢,然後去雪見服事,當我們一上車要離開時,神用很清楚的聲音告訴我們團隊的傳道人說:這位弟兄從此脫離貧窮的軛,哦,感謝主,我們真是歡喜快樂的讚美神,一個月後,當我們再回到這個弟兄家服事時,神蹟發生了。

有個農業專家說這地方的海拔所種植的茶葉,若是水分和肥料充足的話,至少要45天才能收成採茶,沒想到這位弟兄說:從我們離開後到現在,只有28天,他已經收成了3次,而且茶葉快速成長,整個茶園看不到茶枝,只有滿滿的茶葉如同爆炸頭包著茶樹,而且也沒澆水也沒施肥。

至於青椒園呢,只長了約30公分的高度,可是青椒卻結實磊磊,每顆青椒樹至少長了5個青椒,更利害的是,青椒的大小如同人的手肘,又大又肥,這青椒樹看起來根本還在發育階段,還是小Baby,怎能有這麼豐富的結果,我們問他發生什麼事?他說自從我們離開後,每天下午2點到4點會有一片很濃的霧水飄到青椒園和茶園的上面,然後就有很小很細的雨絲降下來,2個小時後霧水就飄走了,每天都是如此。

這是神親自灌溉的,別人的菜園都沒有這種好事,只有我的菜園有這種超自然的神蹟,當天這弟兄採收青椒要賣到市場時,原本前一天,一箱青椒只能賣390元,竟然當天暴漲到一箱800元。忽然間我的腦袋一片空白,我只能說:哦我的神啊,無人能像你,無人能像你,只有你是全能真神,獨行奇事,掌管萬有。

神蹟還沒結束

過了幾個月後他們開始在青椒園的走道中間種植四季豆,當四季豆發芽時青椒居然開始爛掉,而四季豆卻快速成長,我們求問神怎麼回事,這青椒是神所賜福的,為何爛掉?神說:現在青椒的市價開始下跌,會跌落谷底,因此神使青椒爛掉變成四季豆的肥料。當四季豆收成要賣的那一天,從一箱400元漲到1200元。這位弟兄因為順服神,在最艱困的環境中神賜福給他,他的債務快要還清了,他現在也變成部落中最有錢的人。

神是應當稱頌的,因為依靠耶和華的人必不羞愧。感謝神,讓我有這福分,親眼目睹這偉大神蹟,我要說,在這不景氣的日子裡,耶穌是我唯一的靠山,依靠耶和華的人必享大福,是無人能奪去的。

照片就是這位弟兄和他的神蹟茶園,茶園已經採收過了還有這麼多葉子,真是奇妙啊奇妙!

古志明的茶園

現在這位台東利稻部落古志明弟兄.為了要幫助族人把菜賣掉能先有錢吃飯.所以乾脆就把別人的菜全部買下來,志明再慢慢賣……3000顆高麗菜

菜農也是沒錢買農藥、肥料,所以高山高麗菜也是自然生長的有機菜。


我是古志明,經過這2週的時間,我們全部落的人都經歷到神蹟,這神蹟是你們眾人的愛心所造成的。

感謝主耶穌,我知道依靠耶穌就沒錯,以前不知道要依靠神,吃了很多苦,浪費很多生命,現在我不再靠自己的聰明,我們一家人都決定緊緊的依靠耶穌,因為這才是生存之道,部落的族人也因為看到這麼多的訂單(部落的人從來沒看過這種盛況),而開始願意每天讀聖經禱告依靠神。願神赐福你們的愛心。謝謝你們大家


<神赐福施恩手在這個高山部落>


每天下午2點到4點會有一片很濃的霧水飄到青椒園和茶園的上面,然後就有很小很細的雨絲降下來,2個小時後霧水就飄走了,每天都是如此,這是神親自灌溉的,別人的菜園都沒有這種好事,只有古志明的菜園有這種超自然的神蹟…………。

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

民联斗争之路


9月7日《星洲日报》刊登对林吉祥的访问,标题“未完成诺言兼内忧外患,吉祥担心民联前路。”从冗长的版面,我抓到他一些重点,想表达我对民联斗争的看法。

一、吉祥说:“我们必须对在内和在外的挑战有危机感。”危机感不是与生俱来的,而是每个人为了求存来秉持的。换句话说,就是未雨绸缪。今天属于你的东西,今天你享受的日子,你这些美丽的东西不一定永远都这么好的。原因是人心比万物都诡诈,尤其是政治,友友敌敌无法测透。霹雳州的变天就是一例,它唤醒了民联的核心领袖,人民代议士的素质,就这样不堪政敌一击。

二、吉祥说:“每个人都必须提升他们的素质,包括我自己。”308前的50年来大选,在野党不能合作,一些选区出现超过一个在野党竞选,导致国阵拾渔人之利。308大选,三个在野党达成协议,以一对一对垒国阵。原本人才凋零的在野党仓促填满选区,或许因此忽略详细筛选候选人,结果素质不强者竟然被派出师甚至中选。今年春节不久霹州民联三个州议员退党,显明是素质问题。这些人士为了私利,不惜使政局变天。此后还闹出酝酿跳槽风波,谣言不外是这些人乃受到敌派的金钱收买。

关于跳槽,民主大国美国也发生民主党和共和党之间的跳槽事件,主要原因乃是他们不能认同党的理念。不同我国的却是,他们在众议院对议决案投票时是按着良心为国家利益而投的,并不需按着党的利益做的。我国的在朝党在野党接受其他政党党员跳槽,如果强迫党代议士按着党理念在国会和州议会投票的话,永远都欠缺民主,蛙客跳来跳去对国家政体改革没痛痒。近来许多国阵党员跳槽公正党,党魁安华如果处理不好的话,其实是收纳不少国阵失意分子和投机者。为了下届大选不重复民联代议士素质不强问题,民联千万不要随便什么“屎”都拿过来当作宝。

民联还有3年的时间筛选人才,向来在野党连那些非大学水准的人都成为代议士。如今人民的政治意识强了,我们不需要那些只懂得跳进沟渠帮居民挖“金”的代议士了,也不会受到代议士只通过报纸刊登他们如广东话所说“指天笃地”交交账的新闻欺哄的。相信民联在未来3年会增加许多人才,除了候选人须有大专资格外,更重要就是他们须肯为全民的公正公平正义及国家廉洁斗争。

三、关于民联放眼下届大选执政中央问题,吉祥说:“如果国阵的胜利是基于他们本身有落实改革,那局面就不一样。但如果国阵不变,继续贪污腐败但仍可执政,对人民和国家则是一种打击。”我很希望国阵在308事件的挫折中觉悟作出对人民有利的改变。这样朝野必致力于讨好选民而努力,至终缔造两线制政体。

针对万一民联还不能在下届大选执政的话,民联是否还可以多等5年的问题,吉祥避重就轻,看得出他执意要看到民联下届执政。不难明白,目前许多民联领袖都60多70岁了,不执政再斗争5年?到时真的有魄力吗?我也问过支持民联的朋友这个问题是否还继续热衷下去。相信不少人会因此灰心放弃,但也有不少坚决分子表露心声说:“为了我们的下一代,我们只要还有生命气息都会斗争下去的!”

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Fresh Dates from Saudi Arabia 从沙地阿拉伯来的新鲜枣子

These are fresh dates imported from Saudi Arabia. Very expensive here. They were not juicy.

这些是从沙地阿拉伯进口的新鲜枣子。在这里非常昂贵。他们的计不多。

NLS Blood Donation 新生命圣所捐血运动

15th Aug Blood Donation campaign in New Life Sanctuary. There were more than 100 donors.

8月15日在新生命圣所的捐血运动。有成功100位捐血者。



Spiderman scaled KL Twin Towers 蜘蛛人攀上吉隆坡双锋塔






One of the KL Twin Towers were taller by 6 feet on 1st Sep morning. French spiderman Alain Robert has successfully scaled it. He was later arrested by the police and was fined RM2000 by the court.

吉隆坡双锋塔的其中一栋楼在9月1日早上增高了6英尺。法国蜘蛛人艾伦罗拔成功攀上塔顶。他过后被逮捕并被法庭罚款两千令吉。

Permit was approved by Home Ministry: Gedung Kartun editor


1 Sep 09 : 9.24PM
by Gan Pei Ling
Source: http://www.thenutgraph.com/permit-approved-by-home-ministry-editor

PETALING JAYA, 1 Sept 2009: Gedung Kartun's publishing permit was approved by the Home Ministry, said the political satire magazine's editor Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, today.

Zunar was responding to the ministry's corporate communication unit chief Jamilah Taib's accusation that his company violated the Printing Presses and Publications Act by publishing the inaugural issue of Gedung Kartun without permit.

He said that on 3 Aug 2009, the ministry informed him that the permit had been approved and would be ready for collection on 14 Aug.

"On the said date we went to collect the publication permit at the Home Ministry but were informed that the permit was not ready. I then requested for the permit number so that we could begin production work," Zunar said in a statement.
He added that that the permit number given was PP8541/08/2010(0282145) ISSN 1688-5398.

"I am bemused as to why the publication permit for Gedung Kartun is yet to be issued and [yet] a raid was conducted, and they now want to charge me in court. Isn't it better for them to issue the approved permit as [what] they [had] informed me and solve all matters?" said Zunar.

On 25 Aug, the Home Ministry's Publication Control and Al Quran Text division confiscated 408 copies of the magazine from the Brickfields office of the cartoon magazine's publisher, Sepakat Efektif Sdn Bhd.

The ministry also raided the printing plant and confiscated another 500 copies of Gedung Kartun in Malacca, and 100 copies in Perak the next day.

Zunar said he would request in writing to meet with Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein to seek clarification on the issue.

The Centre for Independent Journalism and Writers Alliance for Media Independence have condemned the confiscation, describing it as "a form of harassment against those who publish alternative interpretations of current events".
Additionally, they have urged the ministry to return the confiscated copies to its publisher.

However, Publication Control and Al Quran Text division acting director Zainal Abidin Osman told Malaysiakini on 25 Aug 2009 that publishers are not allowed to publish their material until they have obtained a written permit.

"The written permit is like taking a driving test. Once you pass the exam, you still can't drive until you obtain a license," he was quoted as saying in Malaysiakini.
Gedung Kartun's inaugural issue touched on many current affairs including, among others, the Internal Security Act, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, the death of Teoh Beng Hock, and the Port Klang Free Zone scandal.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

推出RON 95,RON 97变相起价


马来西亚人刚刚庆祝了52周年国庆日,但紧凑而来的是汽油起价。汽油起价在这个时候,实在有点讽刺性,因为人民在大谈“这就是国阵给的国庆礼物。”

政府推出新的汽油RON 95取代RON 92,每公升1.80令吉。而原本的RON 97 则起价25分至2.05令吉。RON 95被美化形容,让车主转去使用它而感到保持向来付的油价。 推出新产品,把原本的RON 97列为高级(Premium)产品却没有提升品质,就理所当然起它的价?这对许多消费人来说就是变相的起价!

你会舍RON 97 而取RON 95吗?以我的车子为例,它是国产车,厂家规定使用RON 97。那么,政府为了起价RON 97而建议凡要节省的车主转去RON 95吗?难道厂家这样指示,政府现在却又妥协吗?使用RON 97的车子不是不可以使用RON 95,而是车主从划算的角度去衡量。

在性能方面,RON 97肯定比RON 95更佳。品质低一点的汽油肯定产生更多炭的成分。我的车子将不会因着想省钱而转去RON 95的。一旦我的引擎产生更多炭质,隋之就是车子的马力削弱了,那么我就需要更大力地踏油门。请别忘记,因着大量炭质累积,我必须更提前去换润滑油呢!所以,从RON 97 转去RON 95会更省钱吗?可能得不偿失!

必须实施利民政策面对下届大选

对于人民上述的批评,政府不应视为对抗它的政策。政府必须面对人民,尤其离开下届大选只有3年时间,国阵能够以惠民的行动挽回去年308的颓势吗?这3年必须落力实施利民政策。虽然首相纳吉推行一连串的开放政策,但大体上一般市井小民并没有获得利益。未得益却先须承受涨价的压力,巴士德士起价,现在汽油起价,相信一个月后将会陆续看到通膨。

全世界包括我国被H1N1流感冲击,人心惶惶不敢出门不敢旅游,现在到处公共场所冷清清的。在这样经济低迷的情况却一连串起价,真的很难令民心服。人民还是质疑,国油每年收入丰厚,但大马人却不能享受低价汽油,这是一大讽刺。

国油收入应该能够给国库充足,但纳吉出任首相以来,却需要推出一连串的股份和“一个大马基金”等向人民筹资。这般行动,不能阻止人民遐想“到底国库的情况怎么了?”其实如果国油把当归入国库的钱归入的话,首相并不需要这样筹资的。不久前,前首相马哈迪质问几十年来,国油的数以亿万计的钱用到哪里了?马哈迪的这番话,让人看来他好像一个为人打抱不平的英雄。但我却纳闷,为什么他在位的时候不问同样的问题呢?他当时身为一个首相真的不知道国油钱的去向吗?

我相信如果上帝把资源放在哪个国家,他是要全国的人都能够从中得益的。但人性的丑陋,往往整个国家的资源是由一小撮人操纵而自肥,普罗百姓只能够从中得到微不足道的利益。我希望,政府能够使到国油操作更透明化,让它惠及全民。

RON 95 or RON 97?


Do you want to change from Ron 97 to Ron 95?

Ron 97 has gone up by 25c to RM2.05. It shows how incapable the economy was run. The introduction of Ron 95 which sells with RM1.80 was an excuse for Petrol hike. So car owners began to change to Ron 95.

Personally, my car though old, the factory manual has instructed its use of Ron 97, I will not change to Ron 95. Simple logic: it will produce more carbon and eventually it will give me less power. And subsequently I have to press my accelerator harder. And not forgetting I have to change motor oil more frequent too. So at the end of the day I have to fork out with more money.

The minister Ismail Sabri claimed that crude oil soared from US$40 to US$82. So they have to increase the price of Ron 97. What kind of excuse! Ron 97 is now 25c more.I just want to ask: What had the government done when crude oil was floating low around US$40 for some months? Did Malaysians benefit from that? Petronas is making tonnes of dollars. Where has the money gone?