Opinion

Bishop Dr Gordon Wong: The Lord’s gentle leading

Then-TRAC President Rev Dr Wong enjoyed a warm working relationship with the TRAC staff Some are placed in positions of spiritual authority within the Church because of dramatic, extraordinary encounters…

The Fatherhood of God

The great ecumenical creeds of the Christian Church—the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed—begin with the declaration that the Church believes in God, the Father. The fatherhood of God is…

Missions then, missions now:

ETAC Board on Missions Thanksgiving Service 2021 The Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) Board on Missions held a thanksgiving service on 10 April 2021: “Missions Then, Missions Now”. It was…

Why?

A father’s reflections on suffering (from left to right) Timothy, Titus and Justina as children. My wife and I have three children born between 1991 and 1996. They were all…

Real faith

John Wesley’s “Aldersgate experience” of 1738 is a constant reminder of just how important it is for those who call themselves Christians to have a vital faith in Jesus Christ.…

Ten reasons for getting vaccinated

Dr Ong with family at an outing to Gardens by the Bay As Singapore’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is underway, the campaign faces challenges from vaccine scepticism or rejection. A recent…

Unselfing

“Soundings” is a series of essays that, like the waves of a sonogram, explore issues in society, culture and the church in light of the Gospel and Christian understanding. For…

Loving God by having less

“For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by…

A Lenten prayer

One of the most beloved fathers of the early Church is St Ephrem the Syrian. Born in the city of Nisibis (Turkey) in approximately AD 306, Ephrem was a deacon…

Radical Christianity in Singapore

The arrest of a 16-year-old Protestant Christian for planning a terrorist attack has sparked conversations about religious radicalisation in Singapore. The overwhelming narrative is that religious radicalism is bad and…
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