IT MUST feel strange to Christians of earlier generations if they were to attend modern worship services. One of the things they would find extremely odd is the absence of…
OBITUARY: MRS T. R. DORAISAMY (Nov 4, 1923 – Jan 27, 2004) MRS ANNABELLA CHRISTIE DORAISAMY (picture in centre), wife of the late Bishop Emeritus Dr T. R. Doraisamy, passed…
THE REV DR NGOEI: First appointed TTC Principal in 2001. THE Rev Dr Ngoei Foong Nghian has been re-appointed Principal of Trinity Theological College (TTC) for a period of…
OBITUARY: MRS TAN SHOOK FUND THE Principal of Fairfield Methodist Primary School, Mrs Tan Shook Fund (above), who was holidaying with her family in Thailand, drowned in the sea on…
Preaching at Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church on Nov 16, 2003, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon addressed an issue that has been of deep interest to many Christians, Methodist and others…
San May: “Christian values and teachings are good influences.” LOW SAN MAY, 17, who obtained eight A1s and one A2 in her “O” levels in 2002, could have gone…
IMAGINE a woman wearing an apron and holding a frying pan containing a hot pancake running up the pathway leading to the sanctuary in your church compound. Besides frowns and…
WASHINGTON – Three hundred years ago, a young Anglican minister crossed the Atlantic Ocean to serve in the English colonies, with dreams of evangelising the native people and settlers in…
Mrs Lundy. She said that their lives have been enriched by the years spent in Malaysia and Singapore. – Methodist Church Archives picture, taken in August 1966. MRS ELIZABETH…
PART 5 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATIONS ON ‘WISDOM TO LIVE BY: MODERN REFLECTIONS ON AN ANCIENT TEXT’ Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 THE Preacher continues his relentless quest for the meaning of…
Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital at Serangoon Road In 1911, Bishop William Oldham visited the “Cantonese Free Hospital”, now known as Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, which was founded in 1910. Oldham…
LONDON — The understanding of life as a journey has always played an important part in Christian imagery, but for John Wesley and the early Methodist pioneers, journeying was also…
Staff of Yong-en Care Centre with the Duck Mascot at the Duck Race Carnival. — Yong-en Care Centre picture. Ducks help bring cheer to Yong-en Care Centre YONG-EN…
Ling Wei Loong, a Chew Kia Song Award recipient, receiving his award from Mrs Lee Siew Choo. – MWS picture. THE Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) disbursed $38,500 to 164…
Songs for Renewal A Devotional Guide to the Riches of Our Best-Loved Songs & Hymns Authors: Janet Lindeblad Janzen with Richard J. Foster Publisher: HarperSan Francisco SONGS FOR…
Prof Sanneh delivering his keynote address. — TTC picture. Conference of younger Asian church leaders sets agenda for mission in 21st century A CONFERENCE to bring together younger Asian church…
FAMILY stories often seem to have recurring themes. Some therapists call them family scripts. It seems as if unwritten but nevertheless powerful scripts find expression generation after generation. Researchers have…
ARE you a dragon? A horse? A Gemini? A Librian? Astrology uses these signs to describe you by judging the positions and qualities of the stars and planets according to…
WHAT is art? For most of us, when we think of art we immediately think of sculptures, museums and art galleries. To us, art is not an everyday thing –…
NOVEMBER was the season of the Annual Conferences. The 28th Session of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) was held at Sengkang Methodist Church from Nov 11 to 13, 2003. Emmanuel…