THERE are Jews today who still tie phylacteries (little boxes with biblical verses) on their foreheads and hands. Are they guilty of taking their scriptures (Dt. 6:8) too literally? Most…
THE main complaint I hear from people who have left their own church for another is that, “I wasn’t getting fed.” Generally, I suppose this is code for “lousy sermons”.…
LAY LEADERS’ FELLOWSHIP GATHERING THE Church is faced with new and significant threats to the core of its beliefs, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon told a gathering of Methodist church leaders,…
Dedication Service for Emmaus Women’s Centre in Cambodia PHNOM PENH — Bishop Dr Robert Solomon has expressed the hope that Emmaus Women’s Centre in Cambodia’s Beung Anchagn Village may truly…
Christine Lau: Began piano studies at the age of eight. – Methodist Schoolof Music picture. Chtchoukina Natalia: Studied under top Russian musicians. – MSM picture. Come catch the artistry of…
He moulded many generations of ACSians BORN on July 5 1903, Mr Chan Siew Jiang, who passed away on Aug 23, was 102 years old. Completing his Junior and Senior Cambridge…
ONE hundred and one participants from China, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore met at Trinity Theological College (TTC) from Aug 10 to 13, 2005 to discuss Christian contribution…
LETTER TO CHRISTIAN STUDENTS TWO past issues touched on the topics of how to read and where to find things to read. What if you hate reading? What alternatives are…
Consecration Service for first Methodist church planted in northeastern Thailand by MCS “LAMPU” in Malay means lamp. Although not a Thai word, it is an apt imagery used to describe…
Methodist Schools’ Foundation officials, ‘Community Swim’ supporters share joy TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Thum Ping Tjin has become the first Singaporean to swim across the English Channel, and the first group of fellow…
Singapore envoy pays tribute to church groups, volunteers and NGOs SINGAPORE’S Ambassador to Cambodia, Mr Lawrence Anderson, has paid tribute to the many Singaporeans involved in different forms of…
THREE Methodist leaders have been given The Public Service Star (Bintang Bakti Masyarakat) (BBM) in this year’s National Day awards. They are Dr Chua (Lee) Li Eng of Christ Methodist…
A BUSINESS leader and human resources practitioner, Mr Richard B. Y. Khoo, has been appointed the Director of Finance, Administration and Programmes (DFAP) of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS).…
It is remarkable that these two sisters from far-off Wisconsin became missionaries to this part of the world – the elder Emma from 1911, the younger Della from 1918. Having…
I REMEMBER watching a funny film that was screened in school in which the inimitable Peter Sellers played the role of a hapless Indian actor. At the party where he was…
YOM KIPPUR, or the Day of Atonement, falls on the 10th day of Tishri. This year, the sacred day begins on the evening of Oct 12. It signals the release…
Four-in-one celebration brings blessings to many people A FOUR-IN-ONE celebration of God’s goodness in Cambodia brought multiple blessings to many people, including Singaporeans, Malaysians, Hong Kongers and Americans besides the…
MR CHOU FANG SOONG (above), Chairman of the Local Church Executive Committee of Bedok Methodist Church and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Methodist Missions Society, was recently conferred…
NASHVILLE – A boss peeks at an employee’s e-mail. A straight-arrow college student rushes to draft a term paper by cutting and pasting entire paragraphs from Internet sites. A teenager who never would shoplift a…
