SEVEN years ago, three-year-old Murthi Mizeer John Mallare lost his mother. Then his father, Anthony, had his left forefoot amputed because of diabetes, which has also robbed him of sight in his right eye and left him with partial vision in the other. Anthony’s kidneys have also failed and he needs haemodialysis thrice a week. […]
But we must always conduct such exchanges with integrity and respect Should Christians engage in inter-faith dialogue? FOR some Christians, inter-faith dialogue is to be discouraged and even scrupulously avoided because it smacks of compromise and syncretism. In a recent survey entitled, “Negotiating Christianity with Other Religions: The Views of Christian Clergymen in Singapore”, Dr Matthew Matthews, a […]
The Rev Gopal Khanal (left) and the Rev Sebashtain Lepcha being ordained as Deacons by Bishop Dr Solomon who is flanked by the Rev Tan-Yeo (left) and the Rev Prabhu. Bishop dedicates Phulbari Methodist Church, Bible school and ordains two local pastors IT HAS been 10 years since the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) first […]
THE Methodist Welfare Services officially launched Agape Methodist Hospice (AMH) on Oct 4 following a restructuring exercise that transformed AMH into a clinical homecare service with a full-time doctor and two palliative care nurses. The launch is a milestone in the history of AMH, which has served 67 patients since its homecare service resumed operations in […]
Dedication of Geylang Chinese Methodist Church Living Stones Chapel A PLACE of worship is a house for God’s name. This place is chosen by God Himself and therefore, we are to seek out this place to worship Him. Because in this place: 1. God is always present. Our Lord Jesus said, “For where two or […]
What should we make of them in the 21st Century? IT IS the Christmas season, and the heat of debate subsides for a time – the hard-headed clashes over politics, war, science, fashion and society. In the extended dark of these winter-solstice nights, believers tilt an ear to new possibilities. The twitchy, overscheduled marketplace of […]
The National Council of Churches of Singapore issued a Statement on Euthanasia to the media on Nov 6, 2008. We reproduce the statement in full below. ACCORDING to the American Medical Association’s Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, “Euthanasia is commonly defined as the act of bringing about the death of a hopelessly ill and suffering […]
The following observations about the real spirit of Christmas and how they relate to the Christian life are worth considering. The excerpts are taken from Henry Van Dyke’s “Keeping Christmas” and appeared more than 40 years ago in Methodist Message. THERE is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is … […]
ALDERSGATE Convention 2009 will be held from May 18 to 23. The annual week-long series of talks and seminar culminating in the Aldersgate Service will feature two keynote speakers who will explore the theme, “The Wesleyan Way of Being Church”, in English and Mandarin. The venue has not been confirmed. The Rev Dr Ting Gah […]
THE well-meaning adult church said to the youth worker Su Ling (not her real name): “You are gifted in ministry and you are no longer in your 30s, you should think of moving up from ministry to general ministry or even ordination.” The leader meant to praise Su Ling’s gifts and support her ministry but […]
