NASHVILLE – A boss peeks at an employee’s e-mail. A straight-arrow college student rushes to draft a term paper by cutting and pasting entire paragraphs from Internet sites. A teenager who never would shoplift a CD has no problem downloading music without paying for it. A Colorado woman awaiting a kidney transplant tracks down her own donor through the Internet, prompting new worries about organ trafficking. […]
LETTER TO CHRISTIAN STUDENTS PREVIOUSLY we looked at how we choose a book at the bookstore. However, arguably that is more like helpful pointers on how to browse. In this article, we look at a more general way of finding recommendations of books to read. Authors Again, one cannot stress the importance of knowing various […]
TO THE glory of God, to the honour of those who have prepared a heritage, to the edification of all who stand here today, to the instruction of our children, we dedicate the Wesley Heritage Corner in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” With these words, […]
Wide variety of courses, workshops for singers and musicians THE Methodist School of Music’s (MSM) Church Music Encounter 2005, to be held from Sept 3 to Oct 22, will comprise three courses and seven workshops. The courses are: “Explore The World of Singing”, “The Soloist”, both to be conducted by Ms Leona Quek, and “Beginning […]
PRESIDENT S. R. Nathan presented — for the first time — the President’s Award to eight members of The Boys’ Brigade (BB) at the Istana on July 12, 2005. The highest award in the BB Programme, the President’s Award represents the epitome of the Primers’ training in the BB. It supersedes the Founder’s Badge as the […]
A VERY common misconception of hospice care is that it is only for the dying. However, the essence of hospice care is love and it is patient-centred and holistic. As it is motivated and centred on love, hospice care has the power to change society and human life In our medically technologically advanced society, there […]
She sacrificed so much for our women MISS Miriam Gruber, who passed away on July 23 in Ashville, North Carolina, the US, had often referred to death as a celebration and coronation, and a beautiful sunset the evening she died was a reflection of her life as a person and as a missionary. Born in […]
BISHOP Dr Robert Solomon praised God for the rich heritage and committed leaders who were instrumental in moving the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) to where it is today. He was speaking as Patron of the MWS at its 24th Annual General Meeting on July 30, 2005 at Sophia Blackmore Hall, Methodist Centre. Special mention was […]
Mary and Elizabeth: Education Within the first 20 years of the 20th century, there were, remarkably, two pairs of sisters from two unrelated Olson families who served as missionaries in this area. Mary and Elizabeth Olson hailed from Minnesota and served mainly in Singapore; Emma and Della Olson were from Wisconsin and served mainly in […]
JESUS was wary of crowds, though he often ministered among the crowds. Is there something He knew that we should also know? We live in what has been called the “age of individualism,” the “me-first” age. This is expressed in countless ways in popular culture and lifestyles. The way one dresses, talks and lives is supposed […]
