Lonely teenage girl showing a paper with a text of THERE IS NO GOD In November last year, The Straits Times reported that, according to Attorney-General George Brandis, Australia is…
“Don’t touch that book, it was written by a liberal theologian!” To label someone a “liberal” is often to sound a death knell — we should not touch his books,…
Being lonely is deadly for seniors. In 2014, 126 seniors aged 60 and above killed themselves, an increase of nearly 60 per cent from the 79 seniors who committed…
Singapore Youth for Christ (SYFC) started in 1957 in the midst of the growing problem of gangsterism. With nothing fun and meaningful to occupy their time, many youths below the…
I have never been one for figures. In school, Mathematics was one subject I never could get my head around despite my best efforts. I put it down to being…
A native of England, Dr Watson earned his M.A. from Oxford University, his M.Div. from Eden Theological Seminary in Missouri and his Ph.D. from Duke University, North Carolina. He has…
Methodist Message (MM) is celebrating its 125th anniversary this October, and will mark this milestone with several initiatives over the next few months. God’s faithfulness has seen MM through continuous…
When confronted with an energetic movement that threatened the status quo, Rabbi Gamaliel counselled leaders of the religious establishment who felt the need to suppress it with these words: “So…
Born and raised in the farmlands of central California, I had never imagined living in Southeast Asia, let alone the urban jungles of Singapore. My first visit to Singapore was…
A few years ago, I engaged in serious reflection on my spiritual journey over the past 40 years. It has not been an easy journey. There were ups and downs.…
Parenting a teenager in today’s world can be a challenging prospect. According to experts, teenagers today feel more stressed, overwhelmed and generally face greater emotional difficulties than before. Teenagers…
Mirroring the beautiful morning sunrise, with its rays penetrating through the trees on the hillside amidst the morning mist, was the enthusiasm and anxiety of the 25 youths – 13…
The Teck Whye outreach ministry is first and foremost a ministry of grace. Why do I say that? It has all the same struggles, disappointments, heartaches and sorrows that…
The unprecedented emergence of religious fundamentalism and fervour across the globe in the final decades of the last century has led to the demise of the so-called secularisation theory proposed by…
Bishop Emeritus Dr Robert Solomon has written a timely and insightful book with implications for personal piety and family relations. Based on accounts in the Bible and some…
Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled (BHID) was started with the belief that the intellectually disabled can be enabled to give their best.We provide training, developmental and recreational activities to…
Following the Easter Sunday celebration, the church enters into the Easter Season or the Great Fifty Days. The Scripture lessons in the lectionary for the Sundays that follow reveal…
According to the U.S. Census in 2015, the United States of America has a working population of 154 million, of which 63 million identify themselves as Christians. Only three million,…
We long for abiding peace, For trouble and fear to cease; But are helpless against strife, That engulf and stifle life. Jesus lived with persecution; Yet in the face of…
