god making a pact with the devil shaking hands. That is why I can reminisce on my past, not being ashamed or guilty, but in quiet humility and understanding the…
The legacy of a ‘strange’ warmth The shofar’s hum on the evening of 21 May signalled the start of the Aldersgate SG 2017 Sunday Celebration at Paya Lebar Methodist Church…
Race and religion in Singapore took centre stage at the annual Conversation dialogue organised by the ETHOS Institute™ for Public Christianity on 4 April 2017. The dialogue panel consisted of…
“Your faithfulness endures to all generations” Psalm 119:90 In every aspect of our lives, change is inevitable. The same can be said of missions. People will change and how we…
Two male hands; one reaching down to assist another hand reaching up with sunburst in the background A visit to the New York City’s Bowery Mission one night in 1869…
Matteo Ricci (Matthew Ricci, Pinyin ‘Limadou’) was born in Macerata, central Italy, 1552. He entered the Jesuit Roman College where, in addition to philosophy and theology, he also studied mathematics,…
Hand showing the Holy Bible against world map Community that fulfils the Great Commission These days, churches cast their own vision and mission statements, which I believe is a good…
Human hands together holding together “I thought evangelists were Billy Graham or door-knockers, and that was not me! … But there’s a part of my heart that is awake and…
magic book on a background with the lines and lights The glamour of new messiahs enunciating words that give flesh and form to tenets framed by master-spirits – words compacted…
For the audience at the Singapore Health Inspirational Patient Awards 2017 ceremony that took place in April, it was a heart-warming and perhaps quaint sight to see a group of…
A new school building housing additional classrooms and a multipurpose hall located within the Vineyard Methodist School (VMS), Thailand, was dedicated by our Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung on 13…
Many will agree that educating our young goes beyond just basic literacy or even imparting knowledge and skill sets to help them earn a living when they grow up. It…
the hat and diploma on the white Those who are familiar with developments in Wesleyan studies might have heard of Albert Outler, an outstanding theologian who first taught at Yale…
A bible open on a table next to a candle ** Note: Shallow depth of field An article entitled ‘Learning by Listening’ from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire (USA)1,…
Every year, as applications open for Primary and Secondary schools in Singapore, most mission schools – including our Methodist schools – experience high levels of interest. Why is this the…
“Let my lifesong sing to You!” declares American band, Casting Crowns, in their 2005 song titled ‘Lifesong’. The song’s overriding theme – to worship God with all of one’s life…
How should women today live in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world? That was the focus of the “Women in this VUCA World” conference, held at Toa Payoh…
Handicapped boy searching books at library in school The Straits Times reported on 4 Nov 2016 that the government would be extending the Compulsory Education Act, which was passed in…
