A DISCIPLE Trainers’ Event was held in Singapore – the first to be conducted outside the United States – from Aug 15 to 19, 2005. Sixty trainers from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Taiwan, Britain and Singapore took part in the event, held at the River View Hotel in conjunction with the 10th Anniversary of The […]
Dr Benjamin F. West came to Malaya in 1888 and worked in Singapore with pioneer missionary Rev William F. Oldham. One of the very first recruits, he was doctor, teacher, preacher, explorer and handyman for seven years. Catherine Jackson (right), another much loved missionary, wrote this memoir about this extraordinary missionary who organised Telok Ayer […]
THERE are Jews today who still tie phylacteries (little boxes with biblical verses) on their foreheads and hands. Are they guilty of taking their scriptures (Dt. 6:8) too literally? Most of us would think so. There are sections of Scripture that are not expected to be taken literally. But does that mean that we must […]
THE main complaint I hear from people who have left their own church for another is that, “I wasn’t getting fed.” Generally, I suppose this is code for “lousy sermons”. But is “feeding” only about sermons? Are poor sermons enough reason to leave a church? NO! Firstly, the primary reason for going to church on […]
LAY LEADERS’ FELLOWSHIP GATHERING THE Church is faced with new and significant threats to the core of its beliefs, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon told a gathering of Methodist church leaders, and Christians need to be more aware of the issues in order to respond appropriately. Speaking at the gathering of lay leaders and Local Church Executive […]
Dedication Service for Emmaus Women’s Centre in Cambodia PHNOM PENH — Bishop Dr Robert Solomon has expressed the hope that Emmaus Women’s Centre in Cambodia’s Beung Anchagn Village may truly be like an “Emmaus of new beginnings, where the Risen Lord ministers and encounters people”. Speaking at the Dedication Service of the centre on Sept […]
Christine Lau: Began piano studies at the age of eight. – Methodist Schoolof Music picture. Chtchoukina Natalia: Studied under top Russian musicians. – MSM picture. Come catch the artistry of Natalia and Christine THE Methodist School of Music (MSM) will be featuring two talented faculty members at an evening of clarinet and piano works at […]
He moulded many generations of ACSians BORN on July 5 1903, Mr Chan Siew Jiang, who passed away on Aug 23, was 102 years old. Completing his Junior and Senior Cambridge years at Anglo-Chinese School (ACS), and Normal training class, he became a qualified teacher of Standard 4 at ACS on Feb 1, 1922 – when […]
ONE hundred and one participants from China, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore met at Trinity Theological College (TTC) from Aug 10 to 13, 2005 to discuss Christian contribution to the society and nation today. The “Seek the Welfare of the City” Conference was sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Christianity in […]
LETTER TO CHRISTIAN STUDENTS TWO past issues touched on the topics of how to read and where to find things to read. What if you hate reading? What alternatives are there? First of all, it is important to note that God gave us a Bible to read. He might have chosen pictures or icons or […]
