The Lunar New Year (LNY) brings with it family gatherings, delicious goodies and the excuse to indulge, as well as questions about how Christians may celebrate without compromising our faith…
“Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living.”1 This statement by Jaroslav Pelikan Jnr. is often quoted, and with good reason. Pelikan makes…
The heavens Lord, declare your glory; The earth proclaims your majesty! We marvel at your wondrous grace, For an insignificant human race. You form us from dust of earth, You…
The Methodist Missions Society (MMS), established on 30 Sep 1991 by The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), is the first home-grown denomination-based missionary-sending agency. MMS’s mandate, as given in The…
The Order of Saint Luke (OSL) is a dispersed ecumenical religious order founded by Methodists. Its focus is on sacramental and liturgical practice and study, and spiritual formation. The Singapore…
The 12 days of Christmas end on 6 Jan, the feast of Epiphany. Epiphany comes from a Greek word meaning “manifestation or appearance”, and is associated with the visit of…
The Rev Philip Lim was posted to Cambodia in 2004 as a missionary with The Methodist Missions Society (MMS). Little did he know where it would take him. A people…
On 14 Nov 2018, Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) celebrated the opening of our first nursing home in 18 years—the MWS Nursing Home-Yew Tee. The event was graced by Guest-of-Honour, Minister…
The Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai Lat President of the Chinese Annual Conference: “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,…
The dawn of a brand new year does different things to different people. To some, it may bring a sense of excitement and anticipation. To others, it may infuse a…
“But I am happy,” he said clearly and defiantly, his rigid posture and furrowed eyebrows betraying tension. Upon revealing his conviction that his wife of almost 20 years did not…
To Give Is To Gain In his President’s Address at the 43rd Session of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC), the Rev Dr Goh Nai Lat touched on the sacrifices to…
“Serve, but not be served” was the theme of Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung’s sermons at the opening services of the recent three Annual Conferences of The Methodist Church in…
In the fiefdoms of water the minions of oceans, rivers, lakes and wells await the behests Of the overlords of weather and of change. There are fearsome waters that can…
The dawning of a new year brings hope of a new beginning, a fresh start. A Chinese expression provides a timely reminder: The whole year’s work depends on a good…
“I am very happy to be a Methodist,” the Rev Dr Gordon Wong declared at the opening of his President’s Address at the 43rd Session of the Trinity Annual Conference…
SALT-Club-girls-including-Deborah-Yong-second-from-leftJenny (top) with SALT Club girls, including Deborah Yong (second from left)As a Christian Ministry Staff (CMS) at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (PLMGS) from Jan 2000 to May 2007,…
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. This is the Memorial acclamation professed when celebrating Holy Communion. It is also what we proclaim at Easter. But what…
Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home (CSLMCH) was founded by Dr Chen Su Lan (1885–1972). A doctor, anti-opium campaigner and devout Methodist, he set up the Chen Su Lan Trust…
In her book, Making Room, Christine Pohl said something that is immutably true about the relationship between Christianity and the practice of hospitality. “Hospitality,” she wrote nearly 20 years ago,…
