A LOCAL church applied to be a member of the National Council of Churches of Singapore, and as a result representatives from the church came for an interview. When asked…
IN THE movie, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, the gypsy sings her prayer: “God help the outcast, hungry from birth. Show them the mercy they don’t find on earth. God help my people win them…
Latest edition of MCS’ rule-book published THE latest edition (2006) of The Book of Discipline of The Methodist Church in Singapore has been published recently and is the…
At the Crossroads The History of Trinity Theological College 1948-2005 Publisher: Trinity Theological College , $35 IF I could only buy one book this year to display in my living…
FOLLOWING the accreditation visit by officers of the International Baccalaureate Organisation last July, ACS (International) has been fully accredited as an IB World School, offering the IB Diploma. The IB…
PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL CELEBRATES 90TH ANNIVERSARY PAYA LEBAR Methodist Girls’ School (PLMGS) entered 2006 declaring God’s glory with thanksgiving and rejoicing. Nine events were organised throughout the year…
WHEN the Barker Road Methodist Church singles ministry, Connect@brmc, was inaugurated in May 2006, one of its mission statements was “to serve the community locally and in missions”. We were…
Are all religions fundamentally the same? Do they all lead to God and offer salvation? THE Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw has famously said that “There is only one religion though there are a hundred…
31ST SESSION OF TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 20-23, 2006 SIGNIFICANT changes have taken place in Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) and they present challenges which need a response. This was stated by…
31ST SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 10-11, 2006 EMMANUAL Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) is a relatively small conference with limited resources, but conference programmes provide excellent opportunities for churches…
31ST SESSION OF CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 13-16, 2006 CHINESE Annual Conference (CAC) members have been urged to help raise more faithful workers, including effective pastors. Making the call on the…
PROFESSOR Michael Hawn, a distinguished musician and scholar, will be giving a series of lectures on “The Theology of Congregational Songs and Worship” at Trinity Theological College this month. He…
Dedication of Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Second Sanctuary (TA2) IT WAS approximately the year 960 BC. King Solomon had just overseen the completion of the construction of the Temple at…
THE 2007 Aldersgate Convention from May 19 to 24 will bring an evangelistic emphasis with special appeal to Singapore’s increasingly high-tech and scientific society. The Rev Dr David Wilkinson will speak…
Missionary Richard Babcock recounts his extraordinary experiences on a trip to Bangka, off Sumatra, and Christians who made it an island of faith and hope. ‘… THE purpose of our…
IN MY office hangs a poster of the painting Dalit Madonna by Jyoti Sahi, an artist and practical theologian from South India. The Eastern orthodox tradition calls Mary Theotokos, or…
HOW do you measure a minister? Who is a good minister? And what is the shape of success in ministry? According to Paul, a minister has to watch closely his…
A FEW years ago, my family and I visited Ground Zero in New York City. There was a long line of visitors. While gazing at the rocks and concrete where…
Should Christians subscribe to the theory of evolution? MUCH depends on what one means by evolution. In his Origin of Species (1859), Charles Darwin hypothesised that all organisms are related to a “common ancestry”…
