In the past few years, single mother Madam Kong Siow Lin struggled to provide for her two children. Not making enough to make ends meet, she defaulted on utilities and rent payments. Through the Getting-Out-Of-Debt (GOOD) Programme in 2015, her debts were fully cleared, liberating her from daily anxiety. She now draws a stable income and is empowered […]
Congratulations! Methodist Message congratulates the following who have received the 2016 National Day Awards: Churches Ang Mo Kio Methodist Church Ms Linda Tay Hui Cheng The Commendation Medal Mr Kon Kwok Leong The Long Service Medal 2WO (NS) Leong Khim Mun Arnold The Long Service Medal (Military) Covenant Community Methodist Church BG Chia Choon Hoong, […]
At the age of 15, George Matheson (1842-1906) was told by doctors that his shadowy eyesight would soon become total blindness. However, that setback did not stop the teenager from enrolling in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1857 where he graduated with a Master of Arts with first-class honours in 1862. Matheson eventually lost his eyesight during […]
Sufficient time has lapsed to allow for a brief reflection on Pokémon GO. Immediately as the craze began, there were Christians demonising the game – i.e. linking satanic connection to it. I have seen this phenomenon before: When Teletubbies, Power Rangers, Harry Potter, and yes, even The Lord of the Rings (and others I may not […]
As a Family and Marital Therapist, I have learnt not to assume when couples come for marital counselling that they naturally want to save their marriage. Even so, when I posed to a husband the question of what he wanted from counselling, I found his answer somewhat confusing – he said that “the best […]
The Judicial Council of The Methodist Church in Singapore has made a declaratory decision on a petition submitted to it by the General Conference (GC), confirming the validity of a resolution made by the GC consenting to the sale of two out of five property units in ESPA condominium. The resolution by the GC at the […]
What if you were transported backwards in time, and found yourself in ancient Galilee where you met Jesus face-to-face? What questions would you ask Him if given the opportunity? During His public ministry, Jesus was asked countless questions, many of which were of the wrong kind, revealing the questioner’s ignorance or insincere motive. Some […]
When the committee first met to discuss the theme for the World Federation of Chinese Methodist Churches (WFCMC) 8th Young Leaders’ Conference (YLC), little did we realise the full meaning of choosing the theme “Wonderlast 心游记”. In the end, the conference truly turned out to be a “journey of the heart” (literal translation of the […]
The number of seniors who live by themselves has nearly tripled from 14,500 in 2000 to 42,100 in 2014. This number is estimated to double to 83,000 by 2030. According to research published by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine’s Department of Psychological Medicine in 2015, the risk of dying prematurely increases by […]
Young sprout in springtime,Closeup. Proverbs 4:23 tells us: “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” (ESV) This is a well-known dictum. Orientals regard the heart as being central to a person, not only because of its position relative to our physical self, but also because it is the […]
