Julie Kasem at Kerri Kasem’s Birthday party held at the Flying Gaona Brothers Trapeze School, Woodland Hills, CA. 07-11-10 In one of the most unusual contests of all time, the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic won the day. And, of course, there were fish for the taking: “We remember the fish we ate in […]
Festive background: Gifts from the heaven “What gift can we bring, what present, what token?” goes the first line of the hymn “What Gift Can We Bring” (UMH 87) by composer and hymn-writer, Jane Marshall. An apt hymn to be sung this month, as churches start to remind us of our annual pledges, and […]
Soon after Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) President the Rev Dr Gordon Wong was elected to office in November 2012, he rolled out a rally call to all 21 TRAC churches to be “On TRAC Together in Word, Worship, Welcome, Witness and Wonder”. Now this “rally call” is embodied in a brand new logo – a […]
Whilst schools do a reasonably good job of preparing a person vocationally, the task of imparting life and social skills begins and continues at home even when one has left formal schooling. A few months ago, I accompanied my friend to witness his son enlisting into National Service: taking the Singapore Armed Forces […]
Old open book with magic light and falling stars on wooden table Copious words from scholar, priest or saint make no indent like a word from the Master that cuts through bone and marrow into the hidden chamber of thought and feeling, and brings into being in a single day what takes a […]
beautiful spring landscape with rainbow, sunshine and green meadows We must fall in line with God’s understanding of goodness, and not the other way around. When we meet someone we have not seen in a long time, we might ask, “How have you been?” We sometimes hear the response, “I’m fine. God has been good.” […]
Nanotechnology and energy computer generated abstract background ** Note: Shallow depth of field At Johns Hopkins University, neurosurgeons and biomedical engineers collaborated to create tiny, biodegradable “nanoparticles” that can transport DNA to brain cancer cells in mice. These scientists hope that one day, they will be able to load these particles with “death genes” and […]
“By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.” John 15:8, ESV What started as a group of Wesleyans meeting regularly for Bible study in Tampines in 1989 is now Living Hope Methodist Church (LHMC), a Disciple-Making Cell Church. Our mission at LHMC is […]
The Rev Dr Norman Wong, Chaplain of Methodist Welfare Services, visiting a patient of Agape Methodist Hospice (Homecare) along with a nurse to offer spiritual care sensitively. “Heavenly Father, we thank You for the leaders, staff and volunteers of MWS who are serving You faithfully day in and day out. The work is often […]
“I also reconciled with a sister-in-Christ after 10 years of misunder-standing. Only God made this possible. I thank the camp speaker and our pastors who made this camp happen.” Youths in Thailand are not that much different from youths anywhere else in the world. They are distracted by boy-girl relationships, checking out the […]
