Must I confess my sins?

When we do confess, our fellowship with the Father is restored. He extends His parental forgiveness. He cleanses us of all unrighteousness, thus removing the consequences of the previously unconfessed…

The business of transforming lives

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA More than 400 specially invited guests at the Methodist Mission Society’s (MMS) “My Father’s Business” Banquet on August 25 sat riveted as they watched the telling of…

Hazardous haze

IN JUNE, Singapore was engulfed by dense haze with the highest Pollution Standards Index (PSI) reading since 1997. This haze, according to reports, was caused by illegal burning of forests…

Shoring up marriages

MARRIAGES AND RELATIONSHIPS are under siege today. Factors that contribute to divorces include neglect of the family, physical and emotional absence, adultery, selfish pursuits, financial tensions and a range of…

The Burning Bush

STANDING UNSHOD, traumatised before the manifest presence of God, Moses gasped to hear the Divine assignment. Under Bedouin skies at nightfall, contemplating the majesty of distant stars that swept across…

St. John’s needs new home

The new lease will require the home’s 15 single-storey buildings to be replaced by a multi-storey building to optimise land use. COME 2016, the St. John’s Home For Elderly Persons…

To give as God has given

  SOME CHURCHES celebrate Pledge Sunday this month, where members commit to giving God a portion of their income in the new financial year. Are there any hymns we can…

Montanism

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL heterodox movements that exploded onto the scene in Asia Minor in the second century is Montanism. Named after its founder Montanus, a former pagan priest…

iSeniors at WSAC!

  YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD to learn new technology – and the seniors at the Wesley Seniors’ Activity Centre (WSAC) are doing just that as they rave about a popular…

‘Valkömmen Equmeniakyrkan!’

Possibly the first Swedish delegation to visit the Methodist Centre, Equmeniakyrkan members are pictured here with representatives of the Methodist Church in Singapore. Mr Johan Arenius is standing, seventh from…

No time for God?

  THIS MONTH, as I begin my four years of university life, I am both excited, and yet fearful of the culture I am about to be immersed in. The…

Are you a crocodile, or sheep?

  SINGAPORE HAS about ten resident crocodiles in the north-west, according to recent media reports. There are more in a crocodile farm and the zoo. Crocodiles are cold-blooded reptiles; having…

Tourists and pilgrims

Pilgrims in the countryside, Way of St. James “Pilgrims go to be transformed in their spirit and seek how God works out His will and plans in that place.” RETURNING FROM…
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