In 2006, in an article published in Methodist Message, I argued that gender dysphoria is a form of mental disorder – a view I still hold today. If this judgement is sound, then far from being a helpful correction to the condition, sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) is in fact collaborating with the illness. In this […]
Wherever You Go A Conversation About Life, Faith and Courage by Hannah Lau Published by Graceworks Available at SKS Books, retails at $22 When a vision of God first captures us, we are often caught up in excitement, confident that the journey ahead will be filled with wonder and glory. But the truth […]
Living Waters Methodist Church (LWMC) was planted on Easter Sunday, 12 April 1998 as a preaching point at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) by Barker Road Methodist Church, in partnership with Wesley Methodist Church and Aldersgate Methodist Church. The common vision was to establish a vibrant peaching point that would minister to staff, students, boarders and […]
With faith in El Shaddai that could move mountains, this rubicund teenager fresh from the boondocks of Israel who had spent his youth tending his father’s flocks and writing and singing psalms with his shepherd’s harp to glorify his God, stepped forth into the battlefield unarmed, against the deadliest champion of the Philistines who had […]
My wife and I recently took a holiday unlike any other we ever had. For 10 days, we walked along an ancient pilgrimage route ending at Santiago, Spain, to a church where, as tradition has it, the bones of the Apostle James were laid to rest. Not being the outdoor trekking sort, we chose to […]
Good communication is vital during conflict. When we asked 5,000 adults what they wished their parents had done differently during times of conflict, they gave these three responses most often: They wished their parents had listened more. They wished they could have talked about feelings more. They wished they had talked to their parents more. […]
BIBLICAL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY Established in 1989, the Biblical Graduate School of Theology (BGST) offers training mainly for lay people, in Singapore and from overseas, to help them live out their Christian faith in their vocations and be more effective in serving God. Mr Calvin Lim, who works in the oil/marine industry, was equipped […]
The faithful service of contributing editors of Methodist Message (MM), formerly known as the Malaysia Message, has borne fruit in seeing MM through a centenary of production – and more. In celebration of 125 years of God’s faithfulness, MM is offering surprise anniversary gifts in its August and September issues. Inserted in this issue is […]
Javan (back of photo, wearing yellow) with fellow workers and local children in Nepal. Photo courtesy of the Methodist Missions Society I have a few hobbies and one of them is photography – which is the talent that God has blessed me with. While on the Mission Internship, Training & Exposure (MITE) programme in […]
Person-centred care, or PCC, is a catchphrase familiar to the healthcare industry. It is also an adage the Singapore Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA) uses as the basis of their advocacy work on behalf of people living with dementia. The ADA explains that PCC captures a way of thinking and doing things that respects the person […]
