THERE is a great renewal today in the topic of spirituality. For that reason it is well to find someone who can cut through the many variations and provide a…
The Rev William Oldham arrived in Singapore in February 1885 and his name is properly remembered as the missionary who pioneered the beginnings of the Methodist Church in this part…
ARSENIUS, one of the Desert Fathers who lived in the early centuries of the Church, joined his fellow pilgrims in a serious pursuit of God and His righteousness. His life…
BLOGGING is a common phenomenon among those who have utilised the Internet frequently. A blog is a shortened form for “weblog”. This word has been broken into the phrase “we…
NOVEMBER 13, 2005 marked the 100th Anniversary of Geylang Chinese Methodist Church. Thanks be to God for He blessed us with a clear blue sky that day amidst the monsoon…
‘Surely the Lord is in GMSS’ IT IS difficult to see the bulldozers and cranes congregate at what used to be the school grounds of Geylang Methodist Secondary School (GMSS)…
OBITUARY: TAN CHIN TUAN (Nov 21, 1908 – Nov 13, 2005) MR TAN CHIN TUAN, an Old Boy of Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) who had become almost iconic for his generosity to…
American journalist Ben Stein’s last column … HOW can someone who lives in insane luxury be a star in today’s world? As I begin to write this, I “slug” it,…
30TH SESSION OF TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 21-24, 2005 THE 30th Session of Trinity Annual Conference, which was held from Nov 21 to 24, 2005 at the newly renovated Trinity…
30TH SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 11-12, 2005 THERE are signs that Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) is getting back on its own feet after hitting a rough…
30TH SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 11-12, 2005 BEING small is all right. It even has its advantages. So do not be discouraged. This was the focus of…
30TH SESSION OF THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 14-17, 2005 BECOMING a Christ-like people, full of grace and love, reaching the community through disciple-making – this is the direction set by…
THE Methodist Missions Society (MMS) is rebuilding 18 homes for the families hit by the December 2004 tsunamis in the Namkim (Morgans) Gypsy Village in Baan Nam Khim province, Phuket.…
THE Rev Dr Clarence Lim, 65, who retired last month as Director of the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), is extremely happy and grateful…
More than 70 years ago, the following wake-up call was made by William Southern, Jr, as part of a Sunday school lesson study in the Kansas City Journal Post. It…
OUR calendars (tracing the repeated journeys of planet earth around the sun) remind us of the flow of time. We record this with days, months and years. With the passing…
IT IS no small thing to serve the Living God, and the core duties of pastoral ministry are prayer and the ministry of the Word. So saying, Bishop Dr Robert…
From Gangway to Gharry … A Bright New World Author: Ow Wei Mei The Fairfield Methodist Schools Alumni Association 280 pages. $30 Available from Fairfield Methodist Secondary School (Tel: 6778-8702,…
Missionary with many talents FOR 36 years, the Rev Andrew Jack Williamson, who passed away on Oct 4 in Illinois, the United States, after a long illness, served as a…
MCS leaders whip up dishes to raise funds for Pentecost MC extension LEARN how to cook specialty recipes from a select group of Methodist leaders, and hear them share about…
