PRAY THAT I can pee. This must be one of the most unusual prayer requests I have ever been given. Yet it is probably one of the most needful, sincere and, may I add, worthy requests made. Being able to pee, for this patient, is what stands between her discharge from hospital after a […]
THIS YEAR, Ascension Day in the church year falls on June 2. It is celebrated in some churches, but tends to be largely forgotten or neglected in most others. How important is Ascension Day? A local preacher wrote to me recently with a theological question (Does Jesus still have a human body today?) and a […]
THE BOOK OF JONAH begins with the rebellion of the prophet against God. Unwilling to submit to God’s plan led him to flee from God. Jonah boarded a ship going in the opposite direction from Nineveh. Jonah seemed to have the wishful idea of getting far away from God. A prophet who had a mission […]
Ordination of three Thai pastors and Dedication Services for two churches CHIANGMAI – It was a time of rejoicing in Thailand when Bishop Dr Robert Solomon and Methodist Missions Society (MMS) directors and church leaders from Bukit Panjang Methodist Church and Wesley Methodist Church arrived here for a series of events held from March 10 […]
A GROUP OF 66 MUSLIM LEADERS from 15 mosques and the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) visited the Methodist Heritage Exhibition at our Methodist Centre on March 15 to learn about the history and mission of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS). Led by Dr Albakri Ahmad, Dean of MUIS Academy, the group comprised […]
NEW YORK – United Methodist response to the March 11 earthquake in Japan puts the spotlight on a rich mission history that began 135 years ago. The General Board of Global Ministries and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) are working in the crisis with church organisations that continue a mission story which […]
MUSIC IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF WORSHIP. As a powerful form of art, it is important that choosing music is handled with proper care and understanding. For the Methodist Church, singing hymns is a tradition that it must continue to nurture. It is a heritage worth keeping. Does choosing songs for worship depend on […]
THE METHODIST MISSIONS SOCIETY (MMS) will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year with the following events: Missions Conference – Aug 20 at Toa Payoh Methodist Church, MMS Thanksgiving Service – Aug 20 at Toa Payoh Methodist Church, Missionaries’ Retreat – Aug 22 to 24 at Methodist Centre, and MMS Fund-raising Banquet – Aug […]
Polycarp (65-155) POLYCARP IS MORE INTERESTING as a man and a martyr than a writer. The great early Church historian Eusebius (260-341) believed that Polycarp was acquainted with the apostle John, and “others who had seen the Lord”. In fact, the most prominent theologian of early Latin Christianity, Tertullian, cites a tradition which says that […]
BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS), in partnership with the General Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service (GC WSCS), will be operating a brand new service – the first of its kind in Singapore. It will be a hostel which will cater to troubled teen girls aged between 16 […]
