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Do not provoke one another

God has given us precious relationships. We need to treasure and grow in these relationships. True spirituality is practical and should be evident in our relationships. But at times we…
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A serene space to remember our beloved

SONY DSC To celebrate the promise of eternal life referred to in John 11:25-26, The Methodist Church in Singapore established The Garden of Remembrance in 1999, a Christian columbarium to house cremated…
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Islamophobia phobia

Terrorism Has No Religion card with colorful background with defocused lights After a closed-door meeting with 60 Madrasah students in March this year, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam spoke to the press…
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What Shall I Offer To The Lord?

How shall I come before the Lord, Bow down before the exalted God? Will a perfect prescribed sacrifice Offered on the altar suffice? Will sacrifices in abundance, Offered without repentance?…
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NDTS 2016: Fulfilling God’s purpose

Are you like a determined salmon, or an aimlessly-drifting jellyfish? Speaking at the 11th National Day Thanksgiving Service (NDTS), held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on 18 Aug 2016, the Rt Rev Dr Steven Gan,…
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Can our church save Hou Ann from the poverty trap?

He seems so out-of-place in a church where most children have loving families, a wide selection of nice matching clothes and footwear. The other children in church would have attended nursery and kindergarten before going to a primary school. They would be able to read and spell a wide selection of words, and could express themselves clearly in English with some Chinese as well. But 10-year-old Hou Ann cannot string together a proper sentence in English.

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Making new beginnings possible

  In the past few years, single mother Madam Kong Siow Lin struggled to provide for her two children. Not making  enough to make ends meet, she defaulted on utilities and…
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National Day Awards 2016

Congratulations!   Methodist Message congratulates the following who have received the 2016 National Day Awards:   Churches Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church Ms Linda Tay Hui Cheng The Commendation Medal Mr Kon…
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Hold on to the unchanging love of God

  At the age of 15, George Matheson (1842-1906) was told by doctors that his shadowy eyesight would soon become total blindness. However, that setback did not stop the teenager from enrolling in…
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Pokémon GO – or not?

Sufficient time has lapsed to allow for a brief reflection on Pokémon GO. Immediately as the craze began, there were Christians demonising the game – i.e. linking satanic connection to…
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A time to ‘Man Up!’

  As a Family and Marital Therapist, I have learnt not to assume when couples come for marital counselling that they naturally want to save their marriage. Even so, when…
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Wonderlast (心游记)

When the committee first met to discuss the theme for the World Federation of Chinese Methodist Churches (WFCMC) 8th Young Leaders’ Conference (YLC), little did we realise the full meaning…
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The heart of life

Young sprout in springtime,Closeup. Proverbs 4:23 tells us: “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” (ESV) This is a well-known dictum. Orientals regard…
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