Tamil MC given two challenges

125TH ANNIVERSARY SERVICE Journey with God for peaceRaise pastors THE PEOPLE OF TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH (TMC) were given two challenges at its 125th Anniversary Service on Sept 30, 2012. The…

Be slow to judge others

  THOMAS* HAD EXPRESSED REMORSE for his actions as sincerely as he could. He offered no excuse for his folly. His actions were a disappointment and a shock to his…

Mastering two prayers

On trusting GodAnd being grateful to Him WHEN I ONCE ASKED the late John Stott what he considered to be the greatest problem in the church, he gave a one-word…

The gentleness of Jesus

BEING GENTLE “In Chinese culture the terms “gentle” and “considerate” are often fused in usage. One who is gentle will always have consideration for others and is able to empathise with…

Peer pressure: Not necessarily bad

REGARDLESS OF AGE, everyone has somehow faced peer pressure. While peer pressure is most closely associated with teens, I believe that adults face peer pressure too – it’s just more often disguised as competition in the workplace! However, with greater life experience and hopefully wisdom, adults are probably better equipped to deal with peer pressure.

CAC youths step out for the needy

  YOUTHS FROM FIVE METHODIST CHURCHES raised funds for the poor and needy in a collaborative effort between Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) and Methodist youths from the Chinese Annual Conference…

Baptism ‘is not dispensable’

BAPTISM IS A WASHING surrounded by prayers and other ritual actions. It initiates a person into both the local Christian fellowship and the world-wide church. Most worship books assume the…

Mementos of our journeys

Pilgrimages to our spiritual and historical roots: Part 2 The hundred Singapore Methodists who travelled with Bishop Dr Robert Solomon all returned spiritually refreshed, carrying with them lasting memories of…

Too weary to go on

Some couples fight so regularly it is as if they, like boxers, are responding to the ringing of a bell. Some couples re-ignite their bitter fights over the most petty issues. Other couples have grown so exhausted of fighting that they just refuse to communicate or even look at each other. They simply coexist in the same home.

Custody of the tongue

“How can we use our tongues to sing the most sublime praises to God, and then go for lunch after church and enjoy slandering a brother or engage in coarse…
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