ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL heresies that plagued the early Church is Gnosticism. As a religious sect, Gnosticism is best described as a syncretistic blend of Judaism, pagan mystery religions,…
THE WELL-BEING OF THE TAMIL-SPEAKING community in Singapore was the core focus of the Tamil Methodist Church (TMC) from the very beginning, beyond worship and sharing God’s word. This was…
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FOR THE FIRST TIME, the full cohort of 42 youths in the Trackers programme interned at Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) during the last segment of their three-part discipleship programme, run…
The new building of Sanphranet Methodist Church, amidst surrounding rice fields.– Methodist Missions Society picture. WE WERE LOST! The driver had taken a wrong turn. After a phone call,…
WE LIVE IN A WORLD obsessed with success. We all want to know who is the richest person (because the accumulation of wealth is an indicator of success), the…
TWO PIECES OF NEWS on the Internet have raised the following question in my mind: “What is God’s Sanctuary meant for?” The first is the recent news about Pastor Rod…
“ONE HEART, ONE VOICE, oh Church of Christ rejoice,” sang the congregation as they celebrated the 16th Anniversary of the Methodist School of Music (MSM) titled “A Joyful Eastertide”, held…
AMONG THE FASCINATING things in modern technology are software tools called search engines which you can use to trawl the World Wide Web. The most popular among them are Google,…
WHAT CAN CHILDREN IN URBAN Singapore do about housing for the homeless? 25 per cent of the world’s population or 1.5 billion people live in sub-standard housing or with no…
THE FRENCH PHILOSOPHER DESCARTES said: “I think, therefore I am.” For many Singaporeans, though, the saying “I have, therefore I am” is perhaps more accurate. Many of us, consciously or…
DRIVEN BY APPETENCE and bile towards Jesus and all who followed Him – Saul, hell-bent went on that highway to Damascus, blinded by rage against delinquent Jews, resolute to slay…
Gift of Christ from God our Father Gift of Christ from God our Father, Come, Spirit, come! Well of life and generous giver, Come, Spirit, come! With Your light…
BARONESS MARGARET THATCHER died April 8, 2013. She was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990, and daughter of Methodist lay preacher Alfred Roberts. Her political views were…
This month’s “Page From The Past” reminds us that following God’s call can lead to fruitful and lasting ministry, even if we have to step out of our comfort zones.…
THIS MONTH WE BEGIN a new series with a rather provocative title: “Learning from the Heretics”. What is heresy? Heresy may be defined as the distortion of Christian belief that…
ONE COULD SAY THAT it was God’s hand which sowed the seeds of ministry that would later become Sengkang Methodist Church (SKMC). How else can we explain why He gave…
The Rev Nicky Gumbel turned the Alpha Course around after he took charge of it in 1990. Alpha was meant for new believers, but he realised that it could also…
WHEN AGAPE METHODIST HOSPICE (AMH) HOMECARE started in 1990, it focused on hospice volunteers, training and developing them for the hospice ministry in Methodist churches. It was only later that…
