The Rev W. E. Horley, after 35 years of missionary service in Malaya, visited a historic Methodist church in Bristol and was reminded of Captain Thomas Webb, who probably preached the first Methodist sermon in America and was instrumental in establishing the first Methodist church in Philadelphia. Capt Thomas Webb soldiered fully for Methodism after […]
THERE is a growing focus on prayer in many parts of the Church, and this is most encouraging. But how does one pray, especially in our highly stressed and feverishly frantic modern society? In one sense this problem is not new. Even in the ancient world, when the early Church was just emerging, people did feel […]
HAS the song, “Pass it on”, become a tradition? The question was brought home to me during an opening praise time as the worship leader was vamping up to the song. Speaking over sentimental guitar strumming, he recalled how the song had especially touched him as a youth. He went on to lead the congregation […]
Youth Seminar a first for Aldersgate Convention IS FAITH in Jesus still relevant for today’s youth? The upcoming seminar, “Jesus vs Aliens: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Galaxy”, at Faith Methodist Church on Saturday May 19, 2007 beginning at 1.30 pm, will provide Singapore youth the opportunity to explore this concern. This Youth Seminar, a […]
THE two top officials of the World Methodist Council (WMC) have written a New Year’s message to Methodists all over the world. The Rev Dr John Barrett and the Rev Dr George Freeman, Chairman and General Secretary respectively of the WMC, write: “We have just celebrated Christmas, the annual remembrance of the birth of the […]
THE Boys’ Brigade (BB) in Singapore has elected a new president – Mr Tan Kok Heng. Mr Tan, or Colonel Tan as he was addressed as until August 2006 when he retired from the Singapore Armed Forces after 27 years, is currently a Deputy Director in the Personnel Division in the Ministry of Education. Mr […]
AT THE invitation of The Boys’ Brigade of Singapore, a team of 10 teachers and an administrative staff member from the Methodist School of Music (MSM) visited the Boys’ Brigade Learning Centre (BBLC) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The four-day visit from Sept 17 to 20 enabled them to gain a first-hand experience of the needs […]
In this series we shall focus on a category of (generally) nameless and overlooked characters in the Old Testament – the servants. In the social and economic structures of the day, households were large establishments, comprising the family, together with the extended family of siblings, relatives, concubines, children and a host of servants. Throughout the […]
What is the purpose of speaking and praying in tongues? Should all Christians speak in tongues? ALTHOUGH the phenomenon of speaking in tongues is described in only two books in the New Testament – Acts and 1 Corinthians – it has attracted much attention and controversy in the church. No consensus has been reached among […]
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOLS’ STAFF DEDICATION SERVICE Principal and staff from ACS (International) Jakarta attend service for first time FOR the first time, all seven units of ACS schools came together on Saturday Jan 6, 2007 for the Staff Dedication Service. The difference this year was that the service saw representatives from ACS (International) Jakarta represented by their […]
