THE strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not just please themselves. Yet how often has the Christian community done the exact opposite and insisted that the weak become strong if they wanted to be accepted? Again, the church needs to be reminded that we are a community of needy pilgrims, […]
THE Christianity Explored (CE) evangelistic course looks set to be widely accepted by our local Methodist churches. Nearly 290 pastors, church workers, leaders and members were richly blessed by the CE course project team at a full-day seminar at Oldham Hall in the ACS (Barker Road) Campus on May 27. Many found the course “engaging”, […]
NEW YORK – Scrabble, the popular word game, has a historic link to a United Methodist congregation. Among the first players of the game were members of Community United Methodist Church in the borough of Queens in New York City, according to the Rev Austin Armitstead, who served as pastor there from 1974 to […]
DALLAS – The embodiment of James Pepper’s life during the past 18 years is spread out over the floor and tables of his apartment and in a special room set aside for him at Highland Park United Methodist Church, where he attends and volunteers. Since 1987, Mr Pepper, an investment manager, has painstakingly copied […]
THE season of Pentecost reminds us that the fruit of a conversion to a life of faith in Jesus Christ is a community of love. We see this in the account of Pentecost as recorded in Acts Chapter 2:42-47. About 3,000 people who heard Peter’s message and believed him were led into a new lifestyle: […]
IN “MISSIONS”, a “CAN” refers to a “Creative Access Nation”. Some nations do NOT permit entry to Christian missionaries. But Christ has commanded us to take the Gospel to every nation – even the “closed” ones. So we must think of creative ways to gain access to these nations. That is why we call them […]
What is prophecy? And how can we discern if it’s from God? MUCH of the confusion with the practice of prophecy in the contemporary church has to do with a misunderstanding of what the New Testament means by the term. It is not possible to provide a full discussion on prophecy in the limited compass […]
Painting of Pentecost Day by Joseph Ignaz Mildorfer. Used with permission PENTECOST reveals God’s answer to the problem of communication. We may be naturally wired for fellowship with each other, and even with God, yet we often get our wires crossed. As urbanised people, we now live within the matrix of information technology that promises […]
One newbie player’s experience in the virtual world HOW do you react when you see someone sitting for hours at a computer, busy playing a game, or when you pass by a gaming centre and see rows of teenagers playing digital games, oblivious of their surroundings? Or do you think that it may be better […]
Leaders of the Singapore and Xiamen groups being introduced to the audience at the March 11 concert in Xiamen. From left, Madam Khou, Mr Choong and the Rev Chong. – Methodist Message picture by REV DR YU CHIN CHEAK. AS PART of a growing relationship with the people of Xiamen, China, the Paya Lebar […]
