A BELIEVER WROTE TO ME seeking help to understand what is, to him and many others, a disturbing passage in the Bible. He was referring to Romans 9. Paul writes that “God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden” (Rom. 9:18). The sovereignty of God […]
“Our itinerant system sees pastors move to and from churches… even where a pastor moves after a shorter period, it is incorrect, and I add, also insensitive, to imply that that pastor is not a stakeholder.” “STAKEHOLDERS” IS A WORD NO LONGER RESTRICTED to commerce. The church, as well as other non-profit organisations, has used […]
There will be a Heritage Trail by Bus and a Heritage Fair THE METHODIST HERITAGE DAY, to be held at the Old School (former Methodist Girls’ School site at Mt Sophia) on Oct 31, will have two main events – an Opening Ceremony incorporating a main Heritage Exhibition and a Heritage Fair, and a Heritage […]
WORD FROM THE EDITOR TEACHERS’ DAY IS CELEBRATED every year on Sept 1. It pays tribute to the many men and women who are tasked with the education of the young. Especially in Asian societies, teachers have always been honoured for their role in taking care of the children under their charge, and in preserving […]
TREASURES OF THE HEART Author: Jessie Wee Illustrations by Geoffrey Chew Publisher: Landmark Books 128 pages, $15 (All proceeds to Christ Methodist Church Missions) Available at Christ Methodist Church tel: 6345-3934 I AM SURE many of you have, at one time or another, treated yourself to the 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 coffee or tea […]
This Is My Father’s World This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; his hand the wonders wrought. This is my […]
THE ORIGIN OF PENTECOSTALISM is usually traced to Topeka, Kansas, where under the leadership of Charles Parham, a former Methodist preacher, a group of Christians experienced an outbreak of tongue-speaking in 1901. In 1906, William J. Seymour, a black Holiness preacher and student of Parham, led a revival in an abandoned African Episcopalian church in […]
PHNOM PENH – Rain was pouring down with lightning flashing in the distance, but the atmosphere was joyous as six Methodist Hostelites – four young men and two women – received baptism here on July 31. They attend universities in Phnom Penh and board at the Methodist Hostel supported by Aldersgate Methodist Church (AMC). […]
TRINITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE PICTURES TAKEN AT LAST YEAR’S SESSION AS PART OF THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of e Methodist Church in Singapore, the Young Methodist Leaders’ Conference 2010 will be held at Pulai Springs Resort in Johor from Sept 9 to 12. The conference is open to those between the ages of 17 and 40. […]
A TWELVE-MEMBER DELEGATION from e Methodist Church in Singapore has returned with “an enriching experience” from the 9th International Christian Youth Conference on Evangelism (ICYCE) 2010 held in Seoul. The conference, from July 14 to 21, was attended by 400 youths from 42 countries. The Singapore team was led by Pastor Anthony Lee, a TRAC […]
