The ‘forgotten’ Wesley

Samuel and Susanna Wesley. – Interpreter picture.     OFTEN overshadowed by his famous older brother, Charles Wesley has emerged as perhaps “the greatest hymn writer of all ages”. Who…

Early Methodist work in Java

Christian women and children of Kebajoeran in Batavia District. — Methodist Church Archives picture.   From its beginnings in 1905 as a continuing mission to Chinese boys and girls who…

Globalisation through Christian eyes

The Challenge and Impact of Globalization: Towards a Biblical Response Singapore: Graduates’ Christian Fellowship, 2002. 194 pages. S$14.90. Editors: Tong Suit Chee and Allan Wong IN 2002, the Evangelical Fellowship…

Stamps of Methodist interest

Methodist Philatelic Society THE Methodist Philatelic Society was founded in 1970 by a group of people who had an interest in philately and Methodism and wished to marry the two.…

Anatomy of a public prayer

CHURCHES have remained vigilant and offered prayers over the current concerns in Singapore. Here is a public prayer offered at a Preaching Point entreating God to exercise His sovereign control…

‘My call to ministry’

Here is an Everyday Methodist who shares her passion for church music and her strong desire to educate children and youth in the doctrinal principles of worship and music education.…

The forgiveness of sins

Sin, forgiveness lose their meaning in secular age THE statement of the Creed concerning the forgiveness of sin poses some difficulty to the modern reader because both sin and forgiveness…

A Preaching Point in Woodlands

Fairfield MC’s outreach project held official inaugural service on June 1 WITH the singing of a great old hymn, “The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord”, a new…

My violin and a tiny Japanese doll

A touching incident that brought reviving cheer to a very sick Japanese woman is recounted here by Methodist “teacher, preacher, musician, artist and churchman” Joshua Baruch (d. March 1, 1967). DURING…
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