Thailand was one of the earliest mission fields for the Methodist Missions Society (MMS). Starting in 1995, the ministry in Thailand has grown from strength to strength. We now have…
In 1880, a Chinese boy, Charlie Soong, arrived at Wilmington, N.C., on the United States cutter, Colfax. The captain of the Colfax, Charles Jones, became very much interested in the…
A year after Methodist Girls’ School (MGS) moved from Mount Sophia to Blackmore Drive in 1992, the Principal, Mrs Anna Tham, invited The Methodist Church in Singapore to start a…
‘Before Work’ was the title of this six-stanza hymn when it was first published in 1749 in Hymns and Sacred Poems. In 1989, it was included in The United Methodist…
“I compare the Littworld conference to a big family Christmas dinner with family members attending from around the world. I met people from many countries who are now friends.” Thus…
“Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if…
It has been reported that Singapore was bestowed the mantle of being the “Antioch of Asia” by the late Billy Graham, 40 years ago during his crusade held in Singapore.…
The Methodist Missions Society (MMS), as the missions agency of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), is the resource provider and facilitator in missions for our Methodist churches. In partnership…
In a recent report on urbanisation trends, the World Health Organization predicted that by 2030, six out of every 10 people in the world would be city dwellers. This means…
Do you have a favourite prayer, one you often say or which resonates with you? One popular prayer is the Serenity Prayer (attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr). A widely-used, abbreviated version…
The VUCA world is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. From the moment of birth, Ms Sherie Ng was thrust into such a world. Her fortune-telling great-grandmother predicted that this baby…
June is a month of school holidays. Family travels, children’s enrichment classes, church camps, retreats, and many other activities are possible options to pause from one’s daily routine. But beyond…
Twenty-five years ago, a few Christians from different churches were drawn together with a common vision. They saw men from South Asia coming to Singapore by the hundreds and thousands…
In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy walked in on Linus watching TV, and demanded that he switch channels. “What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?”…
Having doubts and questions about one’s faith is not a sign that one is not a true believer. After all, even Jesus’ disciples themselves still harboured doubts even after witnessing…
“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not…
During His ministry on earth, Christ preached the gospel in major towns around the Sea of Galilee as well as cities to the south, including Jericho, Bethany, and Jerusalem. He…
What does he know, this carpenter, of habitat and fish think, of the movement and congregation of shoals, to tell us, schooled in line, tackle and nets, and in the…
With death being a taboo subject in Singapore, conversations about palliative care for the terminally ill tend to remain off-limits until they are absolutely necessary. Dr Andy Lee, acting head…
‘As the Wind Song Through the Trees’ is a collaboration between Dr Lim Swee Hong (Singapore) and Ms Shirley Murray (New Zealand). Dr Lim is the Director of the Master…
