Bishop Dr Solomon and the Rev Chong with some of the students. – Methodist Message picture. BISHOP Dr Robert Solomon hosted a tea fellowship at Trinity Theological College (TTC) on July 8, 2002 for 20 new TTC students who are Methodists. Among them were three Malaysians and one from Papua New Guinea. The afternoon […]
Young Leaders Conference 2002 AFTER an inspiring weekend in Johor Bahru, 74 young adults are now considering going into full-time church ministry. They were among the over 200 who joined the pastors for Trinity Annual Conference’s Young Leaders Conference 2002, held from June 28 to 30, 2002. The conference’s theme, “On the Cutting Edge: Unwavering […]
Conference on ‘Beyond Determinism and Reductionism: Genetic Science and the Person’ AS CHRISTIANS, we believe in the worth, dignity and value of each person. That is why we abhor murder and abortion. We believe that God, in Jesus Christ, became a man, full of grace and truth. As Christians we seek then to do all […]
THE doctrine of the anonymous Christian is commonly associated with the Roman Catholic theologian Karl Rahner. It refers to the belief that good people of other faiths are in fact Christians except in name. But the anonymous Christians I have in mind are a very different breed. In fact, they are entirely different from Rahner’s […]
NASHVILLE – Everyone knows the date. Nine eleven. Nine one one. A day that left an indelible mark on America’s psyche. A day of horror, fear, anger, sorrow. As the anniversary of the terrorist attacks approaches, United Methodists across the country and around the world are planning to commemorate the day in various ways. “Sept […]
The Ladies’ Division Champion, Ms Stella Yap (left) with Mrs Rosalyn Tay (centre) and Ms Angie Ng, the first runner-up. — MWS picture. No golfer was turned away $80,000 raised for eldercare services AUGUST 2, 2002 started bright and early for 22 golfers who were the first flights to take part in this year’s […]
NEW YORK – President Boris Trajkovski of the Republic of Macedonia will receive the 2002 World Methodist Peace Award. The World Methodist Council (WMC), which has presented the award annually since 1977, will honour Mr Trajkovski in Oslo, Norway, when its Executive Committee meets there this month. In announcing the award, the WMC cited Mr […]
PART 5 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATION ON ‘FAITH TO LIVE BY’ How we understand Jesus has implications in ways we conceive of God WITHOUT doubt, both the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed gave careful attention to the second article that deals with the second Person of the Trinity. After all, the Council of […]
A Christian home in old Ephesus: Notice the cross at the top of the entrance. — Picture by the Rev Alfred Yeo. That is to love God, to do what He requires of us, and to love one another ONE of the most interesting Christian communities in the New Testament is the Christian church […]
ACCORDING to Luke 13:18, the Kingdom of God is like a tree. We are reminded to plant our roots deep into the heart of God’s sustaining Presence and Word. Simultaneously, we stretch out our arms in hospitality to the world. The Methodist Church in Singapore divides the period between Pentecost Sunday and Advent into two […]
