People often forget that there will be some form of assessment of our lives MANY students get very busy at the end of the year. It is time for important examinations that they are told will determine the course of their lives. These exams are often drenched with the perspiration of anxiety, both of the […]
Implications of modern technology on life, thought and culture ONE of the more interesting commentators on modern society was Marshall McLuhan who coined the phrase “The Medium is the Message”. This phrase sought to capture the profound yet often unnoticed implications of modern technology upon modern life, thought and culture. Neither an irrational alarmist nor anti-technology, […]
8TH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN MALAYSIA THE Rev Dr Hwa Yung, Director of the Centre for the Study of Christian-ity in Asia at Trinity Theological College, Singapore, has been elected Bishop of The Methodist Church in Malaysia. The election was held on Sept 22 during the 8th Session of its General Conference in […]
We are familiar with James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who, together with Peter, were the closest disciples of Jesus. But who was Zebedee, their father, and how did he view his sons’ change of business plans? “Voices from Scripture” is a work of fiction in which we imagine the thoughts and feelings of […]
METHODIST connectionalism is at work in Singapore. In the last two months alone there have been several events connecting the wider Methodist family here and linking Methodists in Singapore with those in the region and beyond. From Aug 18 to 24, some 110 bishops, pastors, missionaries, church leaders and church workers from 11 countries, including […]
PART 13 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATIONS ON ‘WISDOM TO LIVE BY: REFLECTIONS ON AN ANCIENT TEXT’ Ecclesiastes 7:15-8:1 THIS passage begins with one of the most puzzling enigmas of life. In verses 15-18 the Preacher describes some of the injustices that he has observed in this world plagued by human sinfulness. The righteous, the […]
IT WAS Dec 20, 1999. My husband and I were out on an anniversary date, celebrating 13 years of marriage and 11 years of missionary life in Singapore. As we strolled by a music shop, we noticed that they were having their annual “Christmas sale” and decided to stop and browse through the music. It […]
AUGUST 6, 2004 was indeed a day of momentous joy as all the five institutions of the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) family and The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) gathered at ACS (Barker Road) for the laying of a time capsule. The Guest-of-Honour was the Acting Education Minister, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who spoke of the day’s […]
BISHOP’S LUNCH FELLOWSHIP FOR LAY LEADERS THE Methodist Church may be ready for a new and revitalised office of lay pastoral leadership, according to a Wesleyan scholar. The Rev Dr David Lowes Watson, founder of Covenant Discipleship, made this point in his address at the Bishop’s Lunch Fellowship for lay leaders and Lo-cal Church Executive […]
METHODIST SCHOOLS STAFF GET-TOGETHER 2004 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well.” — Matthew 6:33. THE Methodist Schools Staff Get-Together 2004 was held at the Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Campus on Aug 28, 2004. About a thousand Methodist schools staff gathered for the […]
