“WAIT, UNCLE BENNY (WILL) GET ANGRY,” the father warned his son as he looked sheepishly in my direction. For the last 15 minutes, “Denis” was amusing himself with his toy cars and had used his seat as a race track. I tried my best to ignore him and focus on the service. Occasionally his […]
‘NO ONE WILL REALISE the real joy of company until one experiences a boarding school life. The study of human nature is most interesting when one comes in contact with over fifty girls of different nationalities, customs, behaviours and age. But here in Nind Home one comes not only in contact with them but lives […]
SOUND THEOLOGY Sound theology holds that God is the Creator of all that is seen and unseen. We must hold to that firmly for it will help us in our approach to interpreting the initial chapters of Genesis. CHARLES DARWIN, whose 200th birth anniversary is celebrated this year by scientists, atheists and all kinds of […]
EVANGELISM. Has it become an expensive enterprise? Though we have new methods of creative evangelism, I wonder whether we have lost the art of using the simple habits that open the doors for evangelism. Evangelism, in some churches, has not only become expensive but so impersonal! Christian groups and churches organise mega-evangelistic events – youth […]
As Singapore becomes increasingly multi-racial the threat of racial conflict becomes more pronounced ALL HUMANS ARE EQUAL “From the standpoint of the Christian faith, racism is sin because it chooses to ignore the fact that God has bestowed equal value and worth to all human beings.” ONE OF THE CHIEF CONCERNS of a multi-racial society […]
WORD FROM THE EDITOR IN CELEBRATING the 44th anniversary of becoming an independent nation, we give thanks to God for the marvellous way in which this island republic has been able to weather the many challenges that we have faced and successfully overcome. at Singapore has taken its place as one of the newly-developed nations […]
Bishop Terry Kee was installed at a ceremonial service which was attended by Christian leaders and representatives from Lutheran Churches worldwide. THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN SINGAPORE (LCIS) has a new bishop. Bishop Terry Kee, who succeeded Bishop John Tan, has become the second bishop of the mainline denomination since it was established in 1997. […]
Help Us Accept Each Other (United Methodist Hymnal, 560) Help us accept each other as Christ accepted us teach us as sister, brother each person to embrace. Be present God, among us and bring us to believe we are ourselves accepted and meant to love and live. Teach us, O God, your lessons, as […]
How should Christians engage in the public square? AS SOCIETY BECOMES increasingly secular, religion is slowly edged towards the periphery of public life and reduced to a private experience without any social implications. The Christian faith is intrinsically opposed to the privatisation of religion because of its claim that the God it worships and professes […]
THE METHODIST CHURCH IN NEPAL is making good progress. By God’s grace every church has reported an increase in church attendance and the number of people baptised. By the end of this year, four new preaching points will be set up to strengthen the existing six churches. The national pastors and workers are now […]
