Beyond Determinism and Reductionism: genetic science and the person Editors: Mark L. Y. Chan and Roland Chia ATF Press, 2003. 223 pages IN THE current debate on homosexuality, some have argued that they are gays because they are “genetically” homosexual, and therefore there is nothing to be done about their lifestyle or behaviour. This […]
IN A field one summer’s day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. “Why not come and chat with me,” said the Grasshopper, “instead of toiling and moiling in that way?” […]
A group planning its strategy before setting out for the Orienteering Competition. — Wesley Methodist Church picture by DEBBY CHUA. THE 3rd Singapore Company of The Boys’ Brigade, attached to Stamford Primary School and Guang Yang Secondary School, and based at Wesley Methodist Church, celebrated its 70th anniversary on July 5, 2003. Unlike most […]
Dr Tony Tan unveiling the plaque to declare open the ACS Barker Road Campus. Applauding, from left (front row), are the ACS (BR) Principal, Mr Ng Eng Chin, ACS (Primary) Principal, Mrs Daisy Ong, ACS Board of Governors Chairman, Mr Tan Wah Thong, a student, and Bishop Dr Solomon. – ACS (BR) picture. OFFICIAL […]
Chris Kitchin A BRITISH media and public relations specialist will be coming next month to conduct a series of workshops for The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS). He will be here at the invitation of the Bishop’s Office. Mr Chris Kitchin, Head of Communication in the Methodist Connectional Team of The Methodist Church in […]
Isabella accepted James’ call to teach in India IMAGINE being sent off by your mother to college at the age of 15 with $162.50, her blessing and the advice to “spend this carefully”. This is the moving beginning of a story of a poor but bright young lad who was later to become a dynamic […]
THE Singapore Government has unveiled the Declaration on Religious Harmony after months of consultations and discussions. In finalising the Declaration, the Working Committee had met several religious organisations, including the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS), for views and suggestions. The committee’s Chairman, Mr Chan Soo Sen, has written to Bishop Dr Robert Solomon, […]
Children at play at Serangoon Stadium. — Picture by DEBBY CHUA. UNLIKE the usual church Family Days, members of Paya Lebar Methodist Church held theirs at the Serangoon Stadium on June 22, 2003 and invited residents of the neighbouring Serangoon housing estate to join them. Organised as part of the church’s efforts to reach […]
The following is an extract from a talk given by the late Dr Tay Eng Soon (1940 – 1993), then Senior Minister of State (Education), in 1989 at a seminar sponsored by the Graduates’ Christian Fellowship and Trinity Theological College. Dr Tay was a founding member of Barker Road Methodist Church. This talk was first […]
PART 16 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATIONS ON ‘FAITH TO LIVE BY’ Resurrection of Christ is the very foundation of apostolic preaching and Christian faith BELIEF in the resurrection can be traced to the Old Testament. Daniel 12:2 unequivocally declares that “[m]ultitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting […]
