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| What’s wrong with the world? |
Bishop Dr Robert Solomon's Message
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE WORLD? That was the question a British newspaper (The Times) invited various writers to answer in 1908. The shortest and most striking reply came from a renowned Christian thinker and writer: “Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton.” (In 1910 Chesterton wrote a book titled What’s Wrong with the World, explaining his key point.) He put his finger where the problem really lies...
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| Aldersgate Convention 2012 |
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Rev Duleep Fernando to address Aldersgate Convention 2012
ALDERSGATE CONVENTION 2012 will be held at Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church 2 (TA 2) from Thursday, May 24 to Sunday, May 27. TA 2 is located at 61, Wishart Road, off Telok Blangah Road. There will be the Aldersgate Service, two rallies and a hymn festival...
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Call for Photo entries for Aldersgate Convention 2012
Have a photographer’s eye? Share with us your unique point of view! Send to us your photographs with your interpretations of “The Spirit-Filled Life”, the theme for this year’s Aldersgate Convention. Selected photographs stand a chance of being incorporated in our publicity materials for the Aldersgate Convention and its events...
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| Be sensitive to His transforming light |
FOR CHURCHES THAT OBSERVE the lectionary readings, the 7th Sunday after Epiphany (the Sunday before Ash Wednesday) is Transfiguration Sunday. UMH 258 “O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair” draws our attention to the transfiguration narratives (Matt. 17:1-8, Mk. 9:2-8, Luke 9:28-36). Peter, James and John went with Jesus to the mountain where Jesus was going to pray. There they witnessed the transfiguration of Jesus...
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| Hinghwa Methodist Church hits a century |
“HOW OLD WAS ABRAHAM WHEN ISAAC WAS BORN?” This question, posed by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon in his sermon during the centennial celebrations of Hinghwa Methodist Church (HMC), highlighted that Abraham was 100 years old at the time. The Bishop thus expressed his hope that HMC, having reached 100 years of service, will likewise birth an “Isaac” – a new generation of God’s people through Yishun Methodist Mission (YMM), their preaching point...
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| Faith of our Fathers: Boethius (480-524 AD) |
ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE MINDS in Western theology is Augustine, Bishop of Hippo Regius (present-day Annaba, Algeria), a colony in the Roman Africa Province. Augustine, whose writings have influenced both Roman Catholic and Protestant theologies (both Luther and Calvin belonged to the Augustinian tradition), cast a long and illustrious shadow on Western Christian thought. Born in Thagaste, Numidia, Augustine received a fine education in philosophy and rhetoric...
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