A united response to care for the needy in the year of Jubilee

GOOD – short for ‘Getting Out Of Debt’ – will help 850 families clear an average of $2,000 of chronic debt, in a united response to care for the poor in the year of Jubilee. A single mother of two, Mdm Kong’s power and water supply was cut one day when she had defaulted on […]

Our God is Love: A testimony by the late Pastor Pushpa Chaudari

The late Pastor Pushpa Chaudari (right) sharing the good news of God’s love with people in Surunga. We believe in a God who is Love! What a privilege! This has been my experience in my walk with Him. I was born into a Hindu family and observed this religion out of respect for my parents. […]

Unlinking teen self-worth from social media

“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ ”   Hebrews 13:5, NKJV Each time your impressionable son or daughter logs on to Facebook or Instagram, they enter a potential show-off showdown. Imagine this, for example: […]

What crosses are you bearing today?

  Our cross can be an illness in various forms: physical, emotional or mental. It can also be unpleasant office colleagues or neighbours, work or financial crisis.   This month’s contribution was inspired by a conversation I had with a client recently. He was reflecting on a year gone by since he started receiving counselling […]

Guarding the unity of the Body of Christ

In 1 Corinthians 12, the Apostle Paul calls Christians in the Corinthian church to come together. Why did he need to do so? The Church today is in peril of becoming commercialised. Some churches have become so huge that they have become private entities. This commercialisation process may muddle the meaning of being the Body […]

‘Found’ – An original musical by Trackers 2015

“Hide and seek, lost and found… games not only played by children but by all of us in our everyday lives. We run and hide from our deepest, darkest secrets and sin; we struggle, fight, resist, only to find ourselves starting all over again as if trapped in a time loop. “Is there a solution? Is there hope? […]

Denials and Desires

One of the great themes of Lent is self-denial. It is one so contrary to our culture today. Yet it is what brought about the mighty act of salvation in Jesus Christ. This present generation is driven by instant gratification and seeking to pursue one’s passion because “YOLO” (you only live once). After all, what […]

Countdown to MethodistWalk 2015!

Saturday, 28 Mar 2015 marks a significant event on the 2015 calendar for Methodist Schools and their students, as they race against the clock to raise money to fund better facilities and programmes for themselves! The target? $2 million. Organised by the Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF) and underwritten by Wesley Methodist Church, MethodistWalk 2015 is a […]

Bishop: Take the true meaning of Christmas with you

“Today is only the first day of Christmas,” said Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup, referring to the Christmas season. “Take the true meaning of Christmas with you for the rest of the season.” The Bishop was thanking the audience on behalf of the Celebrate Christmas in Singapore (CCIS) 2014 organisers, at the CCIS concert held […]

What’s happening

Launch of MCS 130 Our year-long celebrations of the 130th anniversary of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) will be launched via a video message from our Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup, screened in most of our 46 local Methodist churches on 22 Feb 2015.‘Methodists in Action’ What would be the impact on our nation […]