MY DEFENCES ARE RAISED every time I am with a group of Christians and they begin to share. The word “share” has special meaning in Christian parlance. It denotes…
FOR THE FIRST TIME since the current series of annual Aldersgate Conventions was held in 2002, there will be an Evangelistic Rally during this year’s programme. The rally will be…
Although written in a local church journal some 60 years ago, Yap Pheng Geck’s idealism derived from his experience in the Band of Christian Brothers in the ACS of the…
SINFUL MOTIVES “Many things done in church can be clothed in piety but hide deeper and subtler sinful motives.” WHAT DO YOU DO when a whole nation is on the…
“To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” – Micah 6:8. THE THEME FOR THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE (CAC) for 2011 is “Act Justly”.…
DECEMBER 18 and 19, 2010 will long be remembered by some 4,000 residents from the Lavender area who attended the Christmas Carnival organised by Hinghwa Methodist Church in partnership with…
WORD FROM THE EDITOR THIS LAST CHRISTMAS, as in past Christmases, Christians all over the world sang “O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie …” But…
ST PETERSBURG (RUSSIA) – In the midst of a brutal winter in 1921, with a heavy wrap gathered around her slight shoulders, Sister Anna Eklund became a familiar figure…
THE TRAC BOARD OF SENIORS MINISTRY celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a Thanksgiving Dinner at Ban Heng Pavilion Restaurant @ Harbour Front Centre on Nov 11, 2010. The anniversary theme…
Adapted from the “poverty simulation” kit developed by the Missouri Association for Community Action, the “Walk-A-Mile” (WAM) Experiential Journey is a programme conceptualised by the Community Services of Central…
THE BIBLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (BPC) began in the United States in 1937 as the result of a schism caused by the Modernist-Fundamentalist Dispute. The origins of this dispute can be…
Asian Christian Women’s Leadership Training and Dialogue 2010 “WHAT A WONDERFUL and inspiring example of servant leadership our Korean lady volunteers have exhibited during our stay.” “God is indeed amongst…
35TH SESSION OF TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 22-25, 2010 TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE (TRAC) PRESIDENT Rev Dr Wee Boon Hup has revealed that increase in membership has been uneven, and hovered…
35TH SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 12-13, 2010 IN 10 YEARS when the current pastors at Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) reach retirement age, there may be a…
35TH SESSION OF THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 15-18, 2010 YOUTHS, SENIORS AND NEW IMMIGRANTS– these are the three target groups singled out by the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) President,…
THE YEAR-LONG CELEBRATIONS of the 125th Anniversary of the founding of Methodism in Singapore ended on a high note on Oct 31, 2010 as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Community Development,…
We need to see the church as a community of young and old living out their faith “KNOW YOUR YOUTH, KNOW YOUR SELF, a hundred battles, a hundred successes” (well, just…
EVER SO OFTEN, our Lord Jesus Christ cited live examples of Christ-likeness from the most unlikely sources: persons least likely to be respected by God. One day while dining with…
“HOW INHUMAN!” my friend remarked with a tone of disbelief and disgust. He had just been sharing with me on how Orang Utans were being mistreated in Thailand. It…
In a global world, we tend to accept, even celebrate, multilingualism. More problematic a hundred years ago were the difficulties which confronted missionaries as they worked hard to bridge mutually…
