“We are all followers of Jesus Christ called to do His will 24-7.” I GREW UP IN A CHURCH ENVIRONMENT since the age of five and was “born again” at 15. I joined the workforce in 1973 and since then have worked for 27 years in the finance industry. Was I equipped and ready to […]
HELPING MY CLIENT consider what adjustment she would have to make when she divorces her husband, one consideration stands out clearly. “How will my church receive my decision?” she wondered aloud. She was long past deciding on whether to divorce or not. Now comes the equally difficult step of thinking about the consequences of […]
Missionary Rev J. R. Denyes accompanied Presiding Elder, Dr B. F. West, on a visit to the recently established Christian colony in Sarawak in late 1902, and describes his observations of life in the early years of the work that would later become the Methodist Chinese Church and Conference in Sibu ‘AS WE CAME UP […]
HOW WE ARE MEASURED “We are measured not by the busyness of our lives, but by the faithfulness of our hearts and steps. We will be measured not by how much we have accumulated or accomplished but by how much we have become Christ-like in our walk with God.’’ BEFORE THE GREAT FLOOD, we read […]
“THIS IS GOING TO BE A BUSY MONTH!” The month of June is a special month for all school-going children (primary and secondary). It’s the school holidays! Time to rest and play and go on a vacation. This would be a typical Singaporean parent’s plan for the family for holidays. The newspapers are filled with […]
CAN YOU IDENTIFY this historical site? (above). And do you know what will take place here on the afternoon of Sunday, Oct 31? This is the site of the former Methodist Girls’ School (MGS) and the former John Wesley Centre in the surrounding area of the “Holy Hill” on which stood the Methodist Centre and […]
WORD FROM THE EDITOR THE PHENOMENAL RISE of spectator sports played by an army of professional sportsmen has changed the nature of the activity – from simple enjoyment of the game to an obsession for winning. The Olympic motto of going “faster, higher & stronger” seems paramount with a premium on winning medals. To quote […]
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ – Acts 20:35. WORD SPREAD when a citizen made a Total Defence pledge to beautify […]
This is our God Your grace is enough More than I need And your word I will believe I wait for you Draw near again And your spirit make me new And I will fall at your feet I will fall at your feet And I will worship you here Your presence in me […]
The term ‘Lutheran’ refers to the teachings and practices associated with Martin Luther and the reforms he initiated MOST HISTORIANS OF WESTERN CHRISTIANITY would mark Oct 31, 1517 as the beginning of the great intellectual and religious movement called the Protestant Reformation. On that fateful day, Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk posted his famous Ninety-Five Theses on […]
