These “Hands” are made for “talking”. — Methodist Message picture. METHODIST SCHOOLS’ STAFF GET-TOGETHER SCHOOL teachers and staff they are, but when it came to acknowledging their colleagues for their years of long, dedicated service, they applauded loudly and sent forth roars of approval, just like schoolchildren. The occasion: The Methodist Schools’ Staff Get-Together […]
WHENEVER I have to tell someone my denominational affiliation, I usually receive one of the following reactions: “I don’t believe it! You don’t fit the bill. You should join the Anglican Church” (or the Methodist Church, or whatever church to which the inquirer belongs). My response to their well-meaning suggestion is that I happened to […]
President Trajkovski: ‘Pray for Macedonia.’ — Picture by HENRY LEONO, of New Jersey, US. OSLO (Norway) – The President of the Republic of Macedonia, President Boris Trajkovski, has received the 2002 World Methodist Peace Award for his leadership and efforts to bring peace to his region of the Balkans. He was presented the award […]
PART 7 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATIONS ON ‘FAITH TO LIVE BY’ ‘ … Suffered under Pontius Pilate’ THE Creed appears to leapfrog from the account of Jesus’ virginal birth to the final phase of His earthly life when in the next statement it refers to Jesus’ suffering under Pontius Pilate. Although it is the […]
IN ORDER to work in Singapore as a domestic help for a two-year period, an Indonesian woman has to fork out 7 million rupiahs (S$1,400) to a maid agency. However, she does not come out with the cash upfront. The moment she lands in Singapore, the family whom she will be assigned to pays the […]
Mr Ying: ACS forever. Mr Ying: A true-blue ACSian A TRUE-BLUE ACSian. That’s Mr Ying Yoke Kong, 70, who will finally retire from teaching at Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) at the end of the year, by which time he would have served his alma mater for 48 years. He went to ACS Primary 1 in […]
The 3,064-sq m piece of land at Tampines Street 33 on which Living Hope Methodist Church will rise. — Living Hope Methodist Church picture. It bid $6m for Tampines Street 33 site Over: Decade-long search for building site AFTER a decade-long search, the former Tampines Methodist Church, known now as Living Hope Methodist Church, […]
FAIRFIELD Methodist Primary School (FMPS) was blessed with a harvest of outstanding pupil achievements this year. The School Choir, the Boys’ Brigade and the Track and Field School Team made their marks with their much-celebrated achievements. And the victories were even sweeter as most of them were the first ever in Fairfield’s long history. At […]
Mrs Nathalie Means, a missionary in Singapore and Malays for many years with her husband, Dr Paul Means, tells us the heartwarming story of a gifted Chinese American’s mission to her own people in New York City. Sharing God’s love can be done anywhere. ‘Dr Mabel Lee, an accomplished linguist, speaking French and German fluently […]
Pentecostal Theology and the Christian Spiritual Tradition Author: Simon Chan IN THIS book, the Rev Dr Simon Chan has given a highly academic and technical study of Christian spirituality. It is his contribution to the scholarly Journal of Pentecostal Theology known as the Supplementary Series of major theological explorations by leading Pentecostal theologians. Chan, […]
