“Although a man of superb talents and ability he was a humble, affectionate and compassionate man. He liked to help, as he said, ‘the lame duck’ and to ‘help a lame dog over a stile’.” In his lifetime as a trailblazing educator and pastor, the late Rev Dr Ho Seng Ong used his God-given gifts […]
In the first of a two-part series on the topic of Holy Communion, we explore its meaning, and the who, what and when of Holy Communion for Methodists. Part two will address deeper questions about communion. What is Holy Communion? Holy Communion is a sacrament which Christ instructed His followers to practise regularly. Also known […]
The Yellow Ribbon Prison Run held on 14 September this year raised more than $130,000 through donations from 10 organisations pledging their support through the #YRselfie activity. A boy’s head being shaved. A man writing a penitent letter to his wife. His son asking, “Is Daddy coming home today?” And a simple yellow ribbon. This […]
Kwa Kiem Kiok is a local preacher at Trinity Methodist Church, and teaches missions-related subjects at East Asia School of Theology. She and her husband, a Trinity Annual Conference pastor, enjoy walking in the outdoors. We can always greet each day with child-like joy in the gifts it brings and maintain a youthful curiosity about life […]
How strange that he should ask me, a Samaritan, for water from the well of our Patriarch, Jacob to slake his thirst, this man from Galilee, this Jew, with whom we have no truck. He has such quiet princely dignity, such orchards of peace in his countenance, and eyes that read the chronicles of my […]
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (UMH 211) O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. R: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel! O come, Thou Wisdom, from on high, and order all things far and nigh; to us the […]
If you have concerns about your child’s ability to make wise choices with camera and Internet options, find a phone without these features. Past generations negotiated with their parents about pocket money, curfews, and dating rules. Today’s parents have to add mobile phones to the list. Though it seems to be standard fare, […]
According to an article in the May issue of The Scientist, an international team of researchers has successfully synthesised from scratch one of the sixteen chromosomes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Despite altering one-sixth of its base pairs, the scientists found that the yeast cells from artificial chromosome SynIII were indistinguishable from the original version. […]
On 25 Nov 2012, Yishun Methodist Mission (YMM) became the 46th local Methodist church in Singapore. Called to the north YMM’s roots go back two decades when a group of nine, under the leadership of the Rev Chua Ooi Suah, began meeting at the BB and GB Campsite near Sembawang Park in 1994. […]
Four-year-old Lydia* was admitted to the hospital with what medical social workers called “non-accidental injuries”, including a broken arm. Unkempt and visibly underweight, she was not as attached to her mother, unlike most four-year-olds. When asked, her mother seemed confused and was unable to explain how Lydia was hurt, setting off red flags with the social […]
