‘Walk Together’ in support of our schools

‘Walk Together’ in support of our schools  “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12 Methodist schools and churches will Walk Together! The Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF), together with the 15 Methodist schools in Singapore, will hold its biennial fundraising walk on 25 […]

Ministers meet Christian leaders at closed-door session on national security

On 14 Oct 2016, the ETHOS Institute™ for Public Christianity conducted a closed-door meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean (fourth from left) and Minister Tan Chuan-Jin (third from left) on terrorism and national security. About 180 key clergy and leaders from the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant churches attended the meeting. In attendance […]

Our everlasting God

Girl with folded hands in prayer. beautiful sunset.   “I have now entered upon a new year, little knowing what it shall bring forth. A great burden is laid upon me; perplexity and difficulty lie before me, but I hope God will carry me through.”[1] This is an excerpt from the memoirs of the late […]

Life after trauma

  Nestled among old HDB flats in St. George’s Lane is Residence @ St. George’s (RSG). Run by the Methodist Welfare Services in collaboration with the General Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service, it is a rehabilitative haven for troubled young girls aged between 15 and 21 years old, most of whom have been sentenced […]

Faith

Business freedom concept courageous daring businessman flying off a cliff holding faith in balloons   Faith is the firstfruit of trust conceived in the matrix from the seed of enduring Truth and time-tried Knowledge.   Faith is a blind man leaping from an inferno into waiting arms below.   Faith is a sightless bat negotiating […]

Post-truth politics?

Vote Voting Election Politic Decision Democracy Concept Last November, Oxford Dictionaries declared “post-truth” as the international word for the year 2016. So significant is this expression that Oxford Dictionaries’ Casper Grathwohl even said it could become “one of the defining words of our time”. “Post-truth”, whose origins can be traced to the early 1990s, is […]

Right values – right results!

  Education is one of the key focuses in the work of the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) in Cambodia. The Methodist School of Cambodia (MSC) has been around since 1997. For many years, we have been teaching our students the importance of putting their best efforts in their studies, and especially in doing the examinations […]

11TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN SINGAPORE

Final updates for GC 2016 The Methodist Church in Singapore wrapped up its 11th Session of the General Conference (GC) in December 2016, concluding the remaining discussions and decisions on 1 Dec 2016. Bishop Dr James Kwang of the Chinese Methodist Church in Australia brought greetings and shared a meditation on the theme “Called According […]

It’s all about our (self) image

Beautiful young woman gets beauty injection in forehead from sergeant. Isolated over white background.   A new neighbour moved into a unit a couple of doors from my office a few weeks ago, specialising in aesthetics. A team of clinical-looking staff dressed in white coats soon appeared, and so did a steady stream of clients. […]

CAC, ETAC and TRAC elect leaders for new terms

New Presidents have been elected for the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) and Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC), while Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) has re-elected its incumbent President for the next quadrennium, at their respective 41st Sessions in November 2016. The CAC’s new President is the Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai Lat, who was elected on […]