Missions by Media

When it comes to missions, we usually think of church volunteers going abroad on short-term mission trips and full-time missionaries living among the natives. Donald Leow, a movie-maker, however, calls himself a “media missionary”.

Counselling isn’t only for crises

Suzanne* and Mark* have been arguing over how he meets his buddies for drinks after work. From her perspective, he is prioritising his friends over her. Suzanne is frustrated about how little they communicate, and suggests that they go for counselling but Mark refuses.

Christians and the State

In his letter to the Christians in Rome, Paul carefully instructs his readers on how Christians should regard the State when he writes: “Let every person be subject to the…

Legacy of wrath

The similarities among three clients struck me recently. All three are men. All three are capable high achievers with respectable jobs. And all three have issues with managing their anger.…

Tapestry Generations Unbroken

From 16 to 19 June 2022, the inaugural PLMC Conference saw more than 1,000 attendees at the English, Mandarin and Children’s Tracks. The Conference was one of the major events in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Paya Lebar Methodist Church(PLMC).

A patriotic Christian?

I have sometimes found patriotism and my Christian faith incompatible. Songs, both new and old, about eschatological hope provide rich imagery of our destiny when we are finally with the…

Living a missional legacy

Every Missions Conference, participants from Chinese Methodist Churches from around the world gather physically at the host country for a lively and vibrant meeting.

Breakthrough in the VUCA world

Viruses, wars, runaway inflation and natural disasters are part of our daily diet of news. Add our complex human relationships and financial and health challenges, and we get a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world.

I wear my faith on my sleeve

As Singaporeans, we have certain principles ingrained in us from our schooldays, thanks to National Education—“No one owes us a living”, “We must uphold  meritocracy and incorruptibility” and “We must preserve racial and religious harmony”.

Our Wesleyan heritage

Being a Methodist means being inspired by a founder who believed tradition was to be respected but not slavishly followed, who embraced innovation but did not do so mindlessly, and…

Politics and Christian Missions

On 2 April 2020, Akinyemi O. Alawode published an article “Politics in Christian Missions”1 in which he states that Christian missions and politics each have different goals, and asserts that…

题目:参政中,成为世上的盐

亚哈召來他的管家俄巴底。俄巴底非常敬畏耶和华。 耶洗別杀耶和华先知的时候,俄巴底把一百个先知藏了,每五十人藏在一个洞里,拿饼和水供养他们。 (列王纪上18:3-4,和合本修订版) 你听过俄巴底这个人物吗? 俄巴底? 他是谁? 他是亚哈王的行政官员。宛如今天总统的总参谋长或总理公署的常任秘书。 你是说他直接参与政治和政府的工作? 是的。圣经说他是“非常敬畏耶和华的”。 但是,我一直以为,虔诚的信徒是不应该参与政治的。 你的想法是错误的。圣经中凸显几位敬虔和勇敢的信徒,他们在政治舞台上发挥极大的影响力。 好像约瑟! 是的。这位创世记中的约瑟成为了埃及的宰相,他引导国家走出一个历时七年的经济危机。也不要忘记但以理,他在尼布甲尼撒王年间担任巴比伦的宰相。 他是不是那位被抛进狮子坑的但以理? 是的,政治生涯确实危机四伏! 但是,谁是俄巴底? 你可以在列王纪上18章读到俄巴底的故事。他服务于以色列王亚哈王和他残忍的妻子耶洗别暴政的时期。 一位敬畏上帝的虔诚信徒怎么会在如此糟糕的政权下服务? 他当时一定面对很多的困难。然而,圣经说,因着他的职位,俄巴底能对亚哈王和耶洗别要逮捕和杀害以色列人的阴谋发出警告,因而拯救了许多性命。 所以,俄巴底是上帝成就良善的特务使者? 我想我们可以这样说。又或者我们引用耶稣的话:他的工作就是世上的盐。当盐被涂在肉上后是完全看不见,但是盐却保存了鲜美,也防止了腐烂。 为着盐赞美上帝! 是的,让我们为那些即使面对被丢进狮子坑威胁,依然为大众谋取福利的参政人士赞美上帝! Mandarin translation by Rev Lisa Yu Bishop…

On nurturing the young

An article published on the CNA website in 2021 states that according to the Singapore Census 2020, “20 per cent of Singapore residents had no religious affiliation in 2020”. This…

In the days of youth and vigour

Singapore celebrates Youth Day every July! The Bible in Ecclesiastes 12:1 (NIV) addresses our youth. Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come…

Here, for a Purpose

Methodist Girls’ School celebrates her 135th anniversary this year. Commemorating Founder’s Day on 25 July, the school gives glory to God for his abundant love, grace and faithfulness over the years, which…

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