Whose feet do we wash?

“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”     John 13:14 (NIV) “You a doctor? Ha! That’s a big laugh. You could never be a doctor!   You know why? Because you don’t love mankind, that’s why!” Charles Schulz’s Peanuts character Lucy says this to her […]

Walking in integrity

Many of us may have seen the TV commercial of a father and his son going to an amusement park. Before entering the merry-go-round, the father paid for tickets for both of them. The man receiving the payment looked at the son, and then told the father that he could have told him that the boy […]

Wheels for GOOD celebrates MCS 130

A dance item by Anglo-Chinese Junior College titled ‘Centre of Asia’.   More than 3,000 families, cyclists and beneficiaries celebrated two milestones – Singapore’s Golden Jubilee (SG50) and the 130th Anniversary of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS 130) – at Wheels for GOOD, a charity event organised by Methodist Welfare Services (MWS). The event on […]

Developing Christ-like Leaders for the Great Commission

A fun shot from a class taking the Theology 2 course at EAST. East Asia School of Theology (EAST) began with the purpose of developing Christ-like servant leaders for East Asia and the world. EAST is non-denominational and was established by Campus Crusade for Christ in 1992. Over the years, EAST has had the joy […]

Practical gleanings from MSM Worship Symposium 2015

The Rev Dr Niam Kai Huey closing in prayer at one of the worship sessions. When exhorted to “Remember Who You Are”, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? In other words, what forms the core of your identity? The Methodist School of Music (MSM) Worship Symposium, held from 23-25 June 2015, […]

A glimpse into the life and writings of C. S. Lewis

Prof Bruce Hindmarsh (right) answering questions from the audience after his opening lecture. – Photo courtesy of BGST Like many other Christians, I had heard of C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), the atheist-turned-Christian author of such well-known books as the Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, and Screwtape Letters. However, it was not until I attended […]

In-Deep Worship: Gathering worship servants for worship

‘In-Deep Worship’ is a musical worship event that seeks to gather those who serve in our local churches’ worship ministries for the purpose of networking and so as to experience an evening of combined worship, alongside their counterparts from other churches in Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC). In-Deep Worship has been an event synonymous with the […]

Pasir Panjang Tamil Methodist Church turns 88

Bishop Dr Wee presenting a token of appreciation to the Rev J. Daniel, a pioneer of PPTMC. Pasir Panjang Tamil Methodist Church celebrated its 88th anniversary on 14 June 2015, honouring their local church pioneers who had served during the 1927-1975 period. The Pioneer Award was given in conjunction with the SG50 and MCS 130 […]

Broad places

As the psalmist declares, God gives us freedom to run in His paths promising to “enlarge my heart” and to walk in freedom “in a wide place”We all feel anxiety at some time or other. The word anxiety comes from the Latin word anxietas, which itself comes from the ancient Greek root word anxo, which […]