WHEN Jesus looks upon my life, What picture does He see. Does He see His own refl ection, Or does He just see me. Does He see His likeness, The product of His hand. Or just another Christian, Who never took a stand. Does He see a child of God, A child that He made […]
MY EARLY retirement from the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) last year was a surprise to many people. However, as an ordained minister, I am called by God to a lifetime of servant leadership in specialised ministries among the people of God. I have not retired from the pastoral ministry but am still serving full time […]
IHAD been waiting anxiously for the day of my commissioning by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon as a missionary to Nepal on Feb 10, 2008. I was filled with great excitement. In his message, the Bishop encouraged me to “continue carrying the flag of Christ” even though at times there would be discouragement in the mission […]
What do Christians mean when they say that the Bible is the Word of God? CHRISTIANS from all the traditions of the Church – Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant – believe that the Bible is the Word of God. That is why in most traditional churches, the declaration, “This is the Word of the Lord”, […]
THE Class of 2007 at Methodist Girls’ School (MGS) has made its mark in the community with its outstanding achievements in the GCE “O” Level Examination. When the examination results were announced on Jan 24, the school found that it had excelled at the national level – five of them kept the MGS flag flying […]
MR TAN WAH THONG, Chairman of the Anglo-Chinese Schools Board of Governors (ACS BOG), has decided to call it a day. He retired on March 17, 2008 after more than 13 years at the helm of the board. Bishop Dr Robert Solomon has appointed Mr Richard Seow, a member of the ACS BOG, to succeed […]
ACS STAFF DEDICATION SERVICE SATURDAY Jan 19, 2008 saw more than 700 principals and teachers gathering for the Staff Dedication Service at the ACS (Independent) Centre for Performing Arts, IB Complex. This event was significant not only because it is an annual event, but also it is the ACSian way of acknowledging our need to […]
THE training of Nepalese pastors has been done mainly in the capital city of Kathmandu. The city hosts more than 35 training institutes run by various organisations and more than half of them run three-to five-month residential courses. The main challenge that the churches outside Kathmandu face is that their trained people are unwilling […]
PART 8: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES Mahmood, Christalite Methodist Home’s Senior Welfare Officer, is always thinking about what else he can do to improve the residents’ quality of life. ‘I JOINED Christalite Methodist Home (CMH) in February 1997 while our would-be residents were still staying at Woodlands Home […]
Our Christian origins CAN we trust the New Testament record about Jesus and Christian origins? Some recent books and movies, such as “The Gospel of Judas” and “The Da Vinci Code”, have raised fresh doubts about the integrity of Christian foundations as found in the gospels by suggesting that there were other records which were […]
