HAVING created a new tune for the Lord’s Prayer at the request of a member of our community at Trinity Theological College as she found that Malotte’s version of the Lord’s Prayer rather unforgiving for those with limited vocal range, I forwarded it to my Indonesian liturgics scholar friend for her comments. Being an accomplished […]
‘Although I cannot understand Thai, just watching him preach with such animated passion was inspiring. He went to Bible College in the United Kingdom in the 1970s and has been serving the Lord faithfully ever since. ’ – The Rev Dr Norman Wong on the Rev Prasert (above). HE TOOK time out of […]
MMS to help raise funds through four shows THE Methodist Missions Society (MMS) is committed to church planting and knows that salvation comes only through the preaching of the Gospel. At the same time, it also wants to extend a helping hand through community development or spiritual partnership to the less fortunate and enable them to stand on their own feet. […]
Part Three of the series on the Methodist Welfare Services highlights programmes and services for the elderly and frail. Again, we witness the enduring faith and commitment of Jin Han and Susanna as the former writes a love letter reminiscing about their life together. DEAR Susanna, how many other couples do you think have […]
On a visit to Borneo, Methodist Missionary Rev F. H. Sullivan, who was attached to Oldham Hall and was a pastor of the Baba Church, came upon the remarkable way in which the Gospel of Mark changed the life of Wan Dangie, a Dyak native who lived in the wild country of West Borneo. ‘WAN […]
A LOCAL church applied to be a member of the National Council of Churches of Singapore, and as a result representatives from the church came for an interview. When asked how old their church was, one of the representatives patiently replied, “We have been around since the first century.” True, their local church belonged to […]
IN THE movie, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, the gypsy sings her prayer: “God help the outcast, hungry from birth. Show them the mercy they don’t find on earth. God help my people win them to you still. God help the outcast when nobody will … Please help my people, the poor and down trod. I thought we always (are) children of God.” […]
Latest edition of MCS’ rule-book published THE latest edition (2006) of The Book of Discipline of The Methodist Church in Singapore has been published recently and is the rule-book of the denomination. It is a guide for Methodist ministers, laymen and officials in their various ministries. A hefty volume of 342 pages, it […]
At the Crossroads The History of Trinity Theological College 1948-2005 Publisher: Trinity Theological College , $35 IF I could only buy one book this year to display in my living room, At the Crossroads would be it. This book proves that history is not soporific or irrelevant! At the Crossroads is a record not only […]
FOLLOWING the accreditation visit by officers of the International Baccalaureate Organisation last July, ACS (International) has been fully accredited as an IB World School, offering the IB Diploma. The IB Diploma course will have its first intake for Year 5 students (equivalent to Year 1 Junior College) this month. The accreditation is the culmination of […]
