Life ‘above the sun’

What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 (ESV) Déjà vu.…

Holy Communion

John Wesley referred to the Lord’s Supper as the chief of the ‘means of grace’, an outward sign of God’s saving grace. Jesus gives the bread to a beggar on…

Faith

FaithNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen… By faith we understand that the worlds Were framed by the word of God… But…

Hark! The herald angels sing

  “Hark, how all the welkin (heaven) rings!” That was the original text that Charles Wesley wrote. Under the title ‘Hymn for Christmas Day’, it was published in 1739 in…

New Bible translation now available

“To Bible readers who value biblical truth, the MEV literally translates God’s Word in a way that preserves the message but remains readable for today’s world.” The Modern English Version…

Reach out and touch live

“It is not just meals delivery, we always have to look out for the welfare of our elderly clients,” says Song Meng It seemed to be another routine day for…

Blessed are the peacemakers

This Christmas season, as we enjoy the peace and joy of celebrations in the church and with families and friends, let’s not forget those who do not have peace in…

Leaving legacies

  Few of us would have missed the unfolding story of the elderly widow who reportedly left her fortune to the care of a man half her age, whom she…

Beware of Distractions

The real Joy of Christmas is in the Person of Jesus Christ and not in those externals. Preparations are underway everywhere for Christmas celebrations. The commercial world is well ahead…

Name above all names

The name “Jesus” was confirmed to Mary by the angel who visited her with the news that she would soon be with child. The naming of a child in different cultures…

Holy Communion

In the first of a two-part series on the topic of Holy Communion, we explore its meaning, and the who, what and when of Holy Communion for Methodists. Part two…

Growing old, ageing well

Kwa Kiem Kiok is a local preacher at Trinity Methodist Church, and teaches missions-related subjects at East Asia School of Theology. She and her husband, a Trinity Annual Conference pastor, enjoy…
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