GLOBAL WARNING

A reflection on global warming ON Aldersgate Day 2006, a documentary film on global warming presented by the former Vice- President of the United States, Mr Al Gore, opened in New York and Los Angeles. The film, “An Inconvenient Truth”, went on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2007. Following closely on […]

Methodist women discuss their role in today’s missions

GC-WSCS hosts Asian Christian Women’s Leadership Training and Dialogue ASIAN Methodist and United Methodist Women leaders from 14 countries, including Singapore, met here from July 27 to Aug 3, 2007 to pick up leadership skills and to dialogue on societal issues and the role of Christian women in missions today. The Asian Christian Women’s Leadership Training […]

Museum exhibit honours Charles Wesley

THE World Methodist Museum here is now exhibiting a display of prominent items related to Charles Wesley in the 300th anniversary of his birth. The exhibit is put up with the assistance of Dr Lavere Webster, an expert in Wesleyan history and memorabilia. It is expected to attract many visitors to the museum, which is […]

Caribbean slaves were first Methodists outside UK

  PANAMA CITY (Panama) – The first Methodist congregation established outside England and Ireland was in the Caribbean and its members were slaves. Nathaniel Gilbert, a lawyer influenced by Methodism founder John Wesley, brought his witness to the island of Antigua, where the congregation was born in 1759. During the next century, Methodists from the […]

ACJC World Champions of ‘Odyssey of the Mind’ 2007

THE journey undertaken by the Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) “Odyssey of the Mind” team has truly been an odyssey of discovery – of the art of creativity and imagination. It all began in the first quarter of the year, during which a highly contested selection saw seven students – Dior Lee, Nicholas Lai, Nirali Subnis, Ashwin […]

Sabbath and the Lord’s Day stress Lordship of God over all creation

What is the relationship between the Jewish Sabbath and the Lord’s Day (Sunday)? THERE is considerable consensus among scholars of Ancient Near East civilisation that the division of the week into seven days was not the invention of the people of Israel. The origins can be traced to Babylonian religion in which each day of […]

Beautiful Words of Life

1. ANGER is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind. 2. YOU can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future. 3. LOVE … and you shall be loved. 4. GOD always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. 5. ALL […]

New compositions bring creativity and diversity of Asian church

Anthem Collection Review Methodist School of Music Choral Series Lim Swee Hong, Editor Evelyn Lim, Associate Editor Singapore: Methodist School of Music, 2007 FEW Christian traditions have a legacy of hymns written by their founders. Martin Luther wrote and adapted about 30 German chorales that are still important to many Lutheran congregations. John Calvin commissioned the […]

Your gift goes exactly where you direct it

  You can help MMS fulfil its plans OUR plans and budget take a long time to be approved. It begins in the field. Our missionaries and national pastors review the past year and prepare their plans and budget for the next year. One or two representatives from each country come all the way to […]