Bishop Dr Gordon Wong preaching at Wesley Methodist Church on Easter Sunday It’s been two weeks since churches started ‘opening up’. The relaxation of Safe Management Measures for religious organisations from 29 March 2022 has meant allowing more worshippers to attend service without adhering to specific zones, to be seated close together and to sing […]
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 two stand-up comedians. One commentator opined that the Sunday Assembly’s proceedings were too frivolous for his liking. In contrast, he said that the Christian churches […]
“What is this Walk to Emmaus retreat? I know some of you went last year but you were so hush-hush about it, I didn’t dare to ask you anything! Where can we walk to in Singapore? Must I pay? And I’ve just been baptised! Am I qualified to go?” These were some of my initial […]
Many of us love buffet meals and barbecue cookouts. Buffets that offer “eat-all-you-want for one fixed price” tempt us with a wide array of meats, sausages, seafood, tofu, noodles, vegetables and various other forms of protein and carbohydrates, which are unhealthy when taken to excess. To “get our money’s worth” we tend to gorge ourselves […]
‘Discipleship’ may seem to be a well-worn topic, but it is the most important and fundamental condition for the continued growth, vigour and vitality of the church. The church disregards discipleship at its own peril. The gradual demise of churches in the West is testament to this. We are reminded and cautioned whenever we visit the […]
“I must tell my Master’s errand, and I would rather that this right arm were amputated at the trunk than that I should come short of my duty to you in delivering God’s message,” said the 29-year-old Episcopalian clergyman, the Rev Dudley Tyng, who was known as a bold and uncompromising preacher from Philadelphia.1 This […]
Bedok Methodist Church (BMC) celebrated 70 years of God’s faithfulness last year. Throughout its history, God has been at the heart of the church’s central narrative, shaping a church, a community and a movement. God builds a church BMC began as a little house church in 1946 when 12 members of the Geylang Straits […]
Anxious for Nothing God’s Cure for the Cares of Your Soul by John MacArthur, Jr. Published by David C. Cook Late last year, I experienced bouts of anxiety over the smallest matters. Did I lock the door when I left the house? Did I send a confidential work email to the wrong recipient? This […]
The practice of discipleship is well-known among Christians. There are books describing it and materials to help us. But a key question is this: Is our practice of discipleship just technique or does it really help us become disciples? The Greek for “disciple” means “learner”, persons who discipline their life to learn from a master […]
There is healing in total darkness when the garish light of public life strains the retina of insight and the glare of the noonday sun of harsh reality overwhelms, when acrid light casts a jaundiced hue on every dainty glen and lush bower that should bring delight; when light choked with the smog of callousness […]
