THE ORIGIN OF THE BAPTIST TRADITION is a subject of considerable debate among historians and even among Baptist theologians and leaders. Historians like David Benedict and Walter Rauschenbusch (both of…
IT STARTED with a vision. More than a year ago, Dr Seet Ai Mee, a long-time member of Aldersgate Methodist Church (AMC), had a dream. In the dream the…
Lay Leaders gather to discuss importance of Christian formation in the Wesleyan tradition THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL GROUPS, whose composition has a biblical basis, was underscored by Bishop Dr Robert…
OBITUARY: LEE HAH ING (1914-2009) BORN TO A METHODIST PASTOR’S FAMILY in China in 1914, Mr Lee Hah Ing passed away after a long and blessed life on Sept 4,…
THE POLITE VOICE on the phone was unmistakable. “Jacqueline, please drop everything and come into my office now.” As my mind set off its “battle-ready” mode to review all possible crisis protocols, I thought, “Good grief, what could possibly have happened now?”
MY CAREER – GOD’S CALLING HE CALLED ME TO BE AN ACCOUNTANT! On completion of the “A” Levels, I was accepted by Turquand Youngs and Co, the largest public accounting…
THE VERSE “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers” (2 Cor: 6:14) may be familiar to some of us. The metaphor of the yoke, a farm tool linking…
In this selection of pioneer Methodist missionary Rev W. E. Horley’s thoughts, our attention is drawn to the behaviour of Christians which tends to contradict Biblical teachings. His gentle, yet…
A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE “Those who have gone through very difficult circumstances when kith and kin, experts and friends, were not of much help, when they had only God to whom…
AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AT THE HELM, the Rev Dr John Barrett will be retiring at the end of this year as Principal of ACS (International). He will, however, continue to serve on the School Board when Mr Kerr Fulton-Peebles succeeds him on Jan 1, 2010.
SPIRITUAL GROWTH “Searching the Scriptures begins with the awareness of a great need – the need for spiritual growth.” “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable…
267 baptised in last two years, Sunday meetings draw 580 every week 30 HELP IN WEEKLY MINISTRIES Ten of them have begun to do a correspondence course in theology, while…
Remembered as missionary, teacher and principal METHODIST MISSIONARY Rev Eugene McGraw, known in Malaysia by his nickname as “Mac”, passed away on July 6, 2009 at the age of…
WORD FROM THE EDITOR IS IT TRUE that men find it more difficult to share their problems or feelings than women? It seems they would rather talk about the economy,…
KUALA LUMPUR – The Selayang Local Conference of the Tamil Annual Conference (TAC) was formed on March 28, 2009, making it the 48th Local Church of the TAC. Outside in…
VINOTH RAMACHANDRA’S Church and Mission in the New Asia: New Gods, New Identities refreshingly questions widely-held understandings of the nature and purpose of missions in light of the modern…
THE SECOND OF THREE HOPE FAIRS sponsored by Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) was held at Pentecost Methodist Church on Aug 10, 2009. Supported by volunteers from Bedok, Christ, Living Hope…
Should Christians be patriotic? Can patriotism be Christian? WEBSTER DEFINES PATRIOTISM as the “zealous love of one’s country”. It follows that a patriot is a “person who loves his native…
