Neichu Dz. Angami, from Nagaland, shares her experience of being part of a retreat in Asia Plateau, Panchgani, India, led by Rev. Dr Otis Moss, a disciple of Martin Luther King and a member of President Obama's advisory council on faith-based and neighborhood partnerships.

K Haridas, vice-chairman of IofC Malaysia.Why do people who have attained significant achievements suddenly fall apart? …The latest victim to fall from grace is talented golf star Tiger Woods. K Haridas looks at the choices which build character, even for those who fall from grace.

Rajmohan Gandhi shares his thoughts on the relevance of one part of his grandfather’s message - the importance of inter-faith understanding - to the world today.

Carole Khakula found that taking steps, prompted by conscience, to remove gigabytes of music from her computer and phone were quickly and amply rewarded.

The headline in The Times, 8 September, was startling enough: ‘Don’t dismiss dishonesty, it can be virtuous’. How could dishonesty be virtuous, I wondered?

Assailed, daily, by a barrage of sexual imagery, does it matter what we do in the private room of our imaginations? Philip Boobbyer argues that it does and that 'a corrupted imagination warps our thinking, and damages our relationships'.

Paul Williams writes about the adventures of learning to trust in God over many decades.

What is ‘servant leadership’ in a world that needs a moral dynamic to answer the challenges of global climate change? What is ‘servant leadership’ in a world of powerful vested interests that have given us global terrorism, a world that needs to find freedom and peace? What is ‘servant leadership’ in a world that wants more and more economic growth, but must change direction, so that all people across the planet have the chance to live in a just way?

Keynote address was given to the ‘Tools for Change – KL’ conference in Malaysia, 26 February – 1 March 2009, by K Haridas, vice-chairman of IofC Malaysia.

When I was twenty I was enthusiastic about cricket, travel, the church, my career, my country, the world situation, and finding the right girl to marry. But how all this could come together I couldn’t see. (Peter Everington)