THE Telugu people are an ethnic group primarily located in the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh in India, and Telugu is the official language spoken by them. Telugu is the second most spoken language in India after Hindi (including non-native speakers) and one of the 23 national languages of India. It is also spoken in […]
HOW is it that migratory birds can fly thousands of miles and arrive at the right place? Researchers have offered several answers but most have agreed that such birds have an inner compass that helps direct their flights. Taking their readings from the earth’s magnetic fields, the birds instinctively fly in the right direction. As […]
STAMFORD (Connecticut) – The escalation of the war in Sri Lanka has made life very difficult, according to the President of The Methodist Church in Sri Lanka. “Our own congregations are now being displaced from their areas,” the Rev W. P. Ebenezer Joseph, who is based in the capital city Colombo, said. Because of […]
IN OCTOBER 2006, while on our first mission trip to Myanmar to teach English as a foreign language, a participant tossed the idea of organising a workshop for single parents by connect@ brmc. After praying over it for several months, we held the first workshop on July 21, 2007. We were encouraged by the number […]
THE evening of Oct 17, 2007 saw 85 silver-haired Cornishmen troop onto the stage of the Esplanade Concert Hall. Under the watchful eye and attentive ear of their Musical Director, Elaine Tangye, they regaled the delighted flag-waving audience with a mix of old Cornish favourites and hymn arrangements, including “Myfanwy”, “Hail to the Homeland”, “Softly […]
What should be the proper way of understanding the relationship between science and the Christian faith? ALTHOUGH significant progress is being made in the interaction between science and Christianity in this century, there remains a residual hostility between them that can be traced to the 19th century. When modern science as we know it first appeared in […]
Our families face threats, Church must work to ward them off: TRAC head OUR families are under threat, and as Christians, we know that the Devil is constantly waging war against our families. Stating this in his President’s Address at Pentecost Methodist Church on Nov 20, 2007, the Rev Wee Boon Hup, President of Trinity […]
32ND SESSION OF EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 9-10, 2007 REFERRING to the Conference theme for 2007, “Empowering the Community”, ETAC President Rev James Nagulan noted with satisfaction that Conference boards began to work together to maximise the use of resources and were involved in programmes divided into four headings – Ministries, Members, Ministers, Management. […]
32ND SESSION OF THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 12-15, 2007 IN PRESENTING his report for the year 2007, the Rev Khoo Cheng Hoot, President of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC), gave thanks for a good year in which consistent and sacrificial effort was made by Conference boards and individuals. Speaking at Kum Yan Methodist Church […]
THE Ministry of Education (MOE) has established a sixth Humanities Programme centre at Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) to nurture talent in the humanities. The programme will include the Humanities Scholarships, which are offered by the MOE to encourage outstanding students to study the humanities at the pre-university level. ACJC has a strong commitment to offer […]
