PART 5: THE SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVCICES Esther Chai sees her role as Programme Coordinator at iConnect Student Care as a partner in raising pupils with a deep sense of values. ‘I HAD been living a very active life when I was single. When I got married and gave […]
THE Methodist Missions Society (MMS) was one of eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which received commendation certificates recently for their contributions to Ho Chi Minh City’s development. The certificates, awarded by the city’s People’s Committee, were presented by the Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Friendship Organisations, at a ceremony. A top official of the […]
Accompanying Isabella Leonard on board the “Stettin”, Sophia Blackmore experienced probably her first encounter with natives. She was on her way to India (and Singapore) to becoming a missionary for nearly 40 years. Here, she recounts the Sunday in 1887 spent at a Wesleyan service in the little town of Matupi, New Guinea. ‘FROM Sydney […]
THE fellow who gained the world and lost his soul. Each of us can probably name one or more miserable or foolish persons we know who could fit into this category. The original warning, of course, comes from our Lord Jesus: “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his […]
Lessons from the first foreign mission undertaken by Barnabas and Saul WHILE the early chapters of the book of Acts are about the activities of individual missionaries such as Peter, Paul and Barnabas, Acts 13 records the first time a local congregation engaging in an outreach beyond its own community. This episode becomes a […]
Bishop tells Church at Ordination-cum-Closing Service of 32nd Session of CAC BEWARE OF THE EVIL ONE ‘Integrity can be affected by temptation, and also by suffering and trials … Satan does not like upright men of integrity. He will use evil people to persecute and torment people of integrity. In such moments, one could give […]
A milestone in the journey of Methodism in Cambodia PHNOM PENH – The 4th Annual Meeting of the Methodist Mission in Cambodia (MMC) marks another milestone in the life and journey of the People Called Methodists in Cambodia, which calls both for celebration and deeper commitment to discipleship and servanthood. A total of 79 […]
A FILM which is scheduled to be shown in Singapore cinemas this month is causing great concern among Christians. And they should be – and rightly so. The children’s movie, entitled “The Golden Compass”, has been described as “atheism for kids”. It is based on the first book of a trilogy entitled His Dark Material […]
Two new books about the thoughts of two Johns – highly recommended to the people called Methodists, and indeed, other Christians as well – have just been published. One is a collection of themes and biblical texts of Methodism founder John Wesley’s 44 sermons adapted and reinterpreted by today’s leading Methodist scholars, and the other […]
LET ME tell you a story about a famine in China. Deep in the interior of China, far from the booming prosperity of the eastern coastal mega cities, a farming community suffered repeatedly from drought and famine. This caused widespread disease, suffering and death. Many miles away in the comfort of his home, a businessman […]
