Eighty-five years ago, Chia Kim Lian (who married Dr Chen Ah Poh, a member of the Baba Church) shared her views on the educated woman in a talk. Trained at…
IN THINKING through about the reality and ministry of the Holy Spirit, Christians sometimes do what they should not. They separate what God has put together, often leading to distorted…
IN DECEMBER 1945, Muhammad Ali and his brothers of the al-Samman clan accidentally discovered a collection of ancient documents at Jabal al-Tarif, a spot near Nag Hammadi, a village in…
19TH WORLD METHODIST CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN SEOUL IN JULY SEVERAL thousand Methodist leaders from all parts of the world will gather in Seoul from July 20-24, 2006 to…
MOSCOW — Compared to the city’s opulent, historic Orthodox cathedrals and monasteries, the new Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary may appear unassuming. On the contrary, the seminary symbolises the…
MONROVIA (Liberia) — Ms Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the 23rd President of Liberia, pledged to work for economic stability, create a brighter future for youth and children and empower women. “We…
PORTO ALEGRE (Brazil) — At a press conference following the Feb 20 plenary session of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) 9th Assembly here, former Archbishop Desmond Tutu noted the…
Encountering Biblical Studies Available at SKS Books, 315 Outram Road #10-05, Tan Boon Liat Building, Outram Road and Bethesda Book Centres HAVE you ever wanted a one-volume introduction…
Why do some Christians (Roman Catholics, Orthodox, Lutherans and Anglicans) make the sign of the cross before and after they pray? What is the origin and significance of this act?…
MARCH 1, 2006 was an unusual day for Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC). As the college celebrated its 120th Founder’s Day, a team of teachers were receiving and analysing the 2005…
Christians embody Scripture teachings in their lives — Says Aldersgate Convention speaker SINGAPORE Methodists will again gather around their Wesleyan heritage next month when the Rev Dr M. Robert Mulholland…
The entrance to the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem: He is not here, for He is risen. — Methodist Message picture by PETER TEO. Ref: John 20:1 The empty tomb Speaks…
THE Rev Dr George Freeman, General Secretary of the World Methodist Council (WMC), was in Singapore recently to meet separately Bishop Dr Robert Solomon and the Rev Dr John Barrett,…
In his Easter message, MM Editor, the Rev Robert Blasdell, who married Dr Shellabear’s daughter, Fanny, reflects on the meaning of the sacrificial life. ‘NO ONE who reads the twelfth…
LAST month, I visited Thailand where the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) has eight churches or preaching points: • One in Bangkok, • Two in Chiang Mai, • Three north…
A FAMOUS minister was scheduled to preach at a small church out in the country. When that Sunday came, every seat in the sanctuary was filled, and a crowd was…
Who can fully appreciate the agony of Jesus who was separated from the Father for the sins of the whole world? THE danger of trivialising the cross of Jesus is…
THE REV SAMUEL KOBIA: Pleased that the WCC held its first assembly in Latin America. World churches discuss issues that both unite and divide them PORTO ALEGRE (Brazil) –…
A section of Barker Road Methodist Church filled with school staff. — Picture by ACS (Barker Road). New ACS (Jakarta) opens this month More ACS schools in the region to…
