by Poppy Ivone My favourite purchase of late is a silver pendant from the Somaly Mam Foundation. It is shaped like an open hand with a heart-shaped palm. It serves as a gentle reminder that my hands must always follow my heart, “merging compassion with action”. M....
By Firman Rianto Growing up in pre-Y2K when there was a career boom in technology during my teens life, I was easily caught by the whirlwind of information technology to develop the representation of 1’s and 0’s, known as binary numeral system. I hang out with...
By: Firman Rianto I am a guy. My need for warfare against the bombardment of visual temptation to fixate on sexual images is urgent. For women it is less obvious, but just as great. “Lust” means the realm of thought, imagination and desire that leads to...
By Maria Tanudjaja Are you familiar with the phrase “Monkey see, monkey do”? It’s a saying that refers to the process of learning and mimicking without a clear understanding of why it works and limited knowledge of the consequences. In their d e v e l...
By: Poppy Ivone “In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.” (Proverbs 14:26) My family tries to make praying together a habit. Judah, our 3.5-year-old, often gets restless when such prayers get too long for his liking. I always...
By: Firman Rianto A father shared the experience of punishing his young son who kept disobeying him by constantly going around the corner. Each time he did so, the father would punish him and told him not to go around the corner again. But the little...
By: Maria Tanudjaja Coba kita mengingat kembali, perkataan apa saja yang sudah kita ucapkan kepada anak kita dalam seminggu terakhir ini? Apakah itu kata-kata lelucon, ungkapan kasih, didikan dan pujian? Adakah perkataan yang menuntut, menyalahkan dan menghakimi terlontar dari bibir kita? Seringkali tanpa disadari, orang tua...
By Poppy Ivone All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching? ~ Nicholas Johnson According to the guidelines prepared for the Australian Government in The Telegraph, children under the age of 2 should be banned from watching TV and those aged...