Epiphany is celebrated on 6 Jan, 12 days after Christmas Day. It is a great day of joyous celebration for all Christians as the church observes the manifestation of God’s Word made flesh, made known to all nations and people. For the Western churches, 6 Jan has come to be celebrated as the coming […]
Most of us make new resolutions at the beginning of each New Year. The idea is to put the disappointments and failures of the past year behind in the hope that the year ahead will be better. However, I have found meditating on Psalm 90 to be a more meaningful exercise. Written by Moses, Psalm […]
Such matchless faith to abandon all – affluence, estates and patriarchal standing, in Ur of the Chaldees, to respond to the call of the Divine to leave for an unnamed destination in the desert lands beyond! Rising above the tide of opposition from family, friends and community who questioned his sanity and better judgement, […]
One of the most disturbing moral fictions in the field of medicine in our time is the so-called neurological criteria for determining death that equate brain death with the death of a human being. This new approach was proposed in 1968 by an Ad Hoc Harvard Medical School Committee as a supplement to the traditional […]
Higher education not only contributes to greater economic stability, it also improves quality of life for individuals and raises the standard of living on a national level. Studies show that college and vocational training graduates live longer, and typically provide greater service and leadership in their communities. But is tertiary education a good return on investment […]
Our devices now allow us to stay connected 24/7, so we take our work into our bedrooms and even on holidays, such that it affects our work-life balance. Yet, are our devices to blame? I am on my fifth day of being without a possession which has not left my hand since I […]
The Rev Dr Chong Chin Chung, President of the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) We give thanks for the New Year because it is God’s gift of a brand new beginning for us. Let us sing the hymn ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’ and be reminded of the Lord’s faithfulness, as it will give us the confidence […]
One of the most spiritual things we must do is to take care of our physical body. There is a deception quite widespread even among Christians that spirituality is all about attending to matters of the spirit. We do not have to dig too deep to see that this is a lie. Love, which is […]
Founded in 1946, Metropolitan YMCA (MYMCA) Singapore is a non-profit organisation with a long-standing tradition of Christian charity. Initially named the Chinese YMCA, it was founded by Dr Chen Su Lan, a medical practitioner who fought the wide-spread use of opium and saw the need for youths to be engaged in wholesome activities. It […]
In addition to profiling local churches from our three Annual Conferences of The Methodist Church in Singapore, we also begin profiling ministries. As we come to have a better understanding of each other’s history and ministry, we may discover more opportunities to forge cross-church partnerships and collaborations. Seletar Tamil Methodist Church moved to […]
