by Nathaniel Hone, oil on canvas, circa 1766 Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher and statesman, once said: “In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of…
Close up view on pair of hands folded together in prayer according to Christian religious tradition At the upcoming Aldersgate Sunday Celebration on 21 May, the Methodist community will be…
Conceptual Christian cross on a little rock island in the ocean or sea with waves and the sky at sunset banner I have sometimes wondered if our church members understand…
Changi Methodist Church (CMC) was established as a local conference in 1979 with about 50 members at Kampong Chai Chee led by the late Rev Lee Chin Ming. Its…
Which has been your most memorable Aldersgate celebration in Singapore? Was it the first time the Singaporean Methodist community came together to commemorate the “strangely-warmed” experience of Methodism’s founder…
“Once upon a time, there was a dream….a dream in which churches in Singapore and Asia actively pursued music excellence in the worship life of the church. In this dream,…
Every second Saturday of the month, the residents of the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) Bethany Methodist Nursing Home (BMNH) eagerly await the arrival of visitors of the furry kind. They…
One of the simplest but most profound definitions of Christian worship comes from the pen of the influential Russian Orthodox theologian, Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (1893-1979). “Christian worship,” he wrote, “is…
“Worship celebrates God’s great acts of salvation. During worship, God communicates to the worshipers His salvation and healing, to which the people respond with faith, praise, prayer, thanksgiving, and…
Whenever we come forward to worship, what do we think of? We probably think of many things – the piano, organ, drum, guitars – and many other activities like singing,…
The fourth – and penultimate – round of conversations of the international dialogue between Baptists and Methodists took place from 1-8 Feb 2017 at Runaway Bay, Jamaica. The overall…
“God does not present us with salvation in the form of an abstract truth, or a precise definition or a catchy slogan, but as story.” – from Eugene Peterson’s…
About 2,000 years ago on Easter, as Jesus was resurrected after taking His place on the cross to die for the sins of the world, He ransomed humanity not just…
Easter Day is the opening day of this season which spans a period of eight Sundays, or 50 days to be exact. Endorsed by the late second- and early third-century…
Twelve years ago, it was a glorious rainbow that sealed God’s call to Lesley and Kok Liang Yeow to live and serve in Vientiane, Laos. In faith, they started…
The irate husband looked in disbelief at his wife and said with a hint of frustration: “We had to come for counselling to say this?” He was responding to…
The late Robert E. Webber, a theologian known for his work on worship, referred to worship as “God meeting His people” in his book Worship Old and New. Clearly, it…
A few years ago, an intriguing programme was aired on the BBC radio channel. It was about an “atheist church” in London called the “Sunday Assembly”, which was led by…
