A FAMOUS minister was scheduled to preach at a small church out in the country. When that Sunday came, every seat in the sanctuary was filled, and a crowd was standing outside. As the church was a small one, it didn’t have a PA system. So just before the preacher was about to begin his […]
Who can fully appreciate the agony of Jesus who was separated from the Father for the sins of the whole world? THE danger of trivialising the cross of Jesus is ever real – when people treat it lightly or superficially. It is not a new problem though. In 1945, a collection of texts written in the […]
THE REV SAMUEL KOBIA: Pleased that the WCC held its first assembly in Latin America. World churches discuss issues that both unite and divide them PORTO ALEGRE (Brazil) – How the world’s churches deal with the issues that both unite and divide them was a focus of the Ninth Assembly of the World Council […]
A section of Barker Road Methodist Church filled with school staff. — Picture by ACS (Barker Road). New ACS (Jakarta) opens this month More ACS schools in the region to come, says ACS Board of Governors Chairman THE new ACS (Jakarta) will be completed this month and will be established as a full school with the […]
PICTURE this. It is February 2007. About 100 people rise at the sound of the bell at 5.30 am. At 6 am, they are gathered in song and prayer at the morning devotion. After breakfast, they are off to their Bible classes till it is mid-morning and time for work. At 3 pm, they gather as […]
Is the recent spate of natural disasters “the signs of the end” about which Jesus spoke in Matthew 24? THE recent spate of natural disasters and the serious threat of the avian flu pandemic have led some Christians to think that perhaps we are living in the period when the predictions of Jesus in Matthew […]
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (Junior) in Peck Hay Road and the nearby Madrasah Al-Irsyad in Winstedt Road are busy building bridges — of a special kind. They are promoting community bonding as well as racial and religious harmony among their pupils. Their joint efforts to create larger common spaces and foster bonding took on another level on Feb […]
AT THE time of writing this article, I have barely been one month on the job – but already my head is spinning. Everyday, when I come in to work, I discover something new that the Methodist Missions Society (with YOUR help!) is trying to do. I feel like a little child entering a […]
EMMANUEL TAMIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE’S FESTIVAL OF PRAISE THE Rev James Nagulan, President of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC), has urged conference members to offer themselves as a living sacrifice which, he said, is the true act of worship (Rom 12:1). He was delivering a sermon entitled “Having the Mind of Christ”, at ETAC’s annual Festival of […]
In this little tale written 57 years ago, missionary Burr Baughman challenges us to share the Gospel with those who have not heard it. It is a challenge that stays relevant for all Christians today. ‘The night came pressing in, dark and stormy. Occasional spatters of rain blew over the hill crest. In the valley, […]
