DMC/Merlin Keyword: TYPHOONHAIYAN Destruction in Estancia, Iloilo. The devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons to hit the planet this year continues to unfold. World Vision reports that an estimated 11.8 million people (almost double Singapore’s population) have been affected, and the death toll remains unconfirmed with recent reports estimating 4,000 killed […]
A birthday, however, is just the beginning. There is growing up that must follow. A Christianity that focuses and spends too much resources at Christmas compared to the other festivals misses the opportunity to develop well-rounded followers. Christmas is more than just the celebration of the birth of Jesus. We read in Romans 8:3 (The […]
Character formation is an essential part of a person’s education. Virtues like being trustworthy, upright, altruistic, just, peaceable, filial and loving are what any country, and church, would be proud to see in young people. This is perhaps why our government, as part of a continued wish to develop people of good character, introduced the […]
Preposterous! Egregious! That he who walked on water across rampaging waves to rescue us, who rebuked rebellious winds hell-bent on scuttling all vessels on the breast of the Galilean sea with a word, that silenced the demon winds to a whimper, who fed five thousand with a boy’s dinner, who raised Lazarus, dead beyond redemption […]
Two teachers from the Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) English/General Paper and Mother Tongue departments have been recognised for going the extra mile to inspire their students in their respective subjects. Mr Patrick Sum, who has served ACJC as a General Paper (GP) teacher for 13 years, was awarded the National Heritage Board – Ministry […]
As the month of November begins we anticipate the end of the Christian year. Each cycle of the Christian year ends on Christ the King Sunday and begins with the season of Advent. This year, Christ the King Sunday falls on November 24, 2013. The first Sunday of Advent begins on the 1st of […]
When God called me to full-time service, my initial response was: “Lord, I am not qualified, there are many other people who are much better than me! As such, why choose me?” This testimony, available on the Chinese Annual Conference website, was reprinted with permission. Recently, while reading the book of Exodus, I came across […]
…while orthodoxy teaches that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three persons in the one God, the modalists maintain that these are merely tags attached to the successive and varied manifestations of the one God. While the influence of dynamic monarchianism (p13 MM Oct 2013) was somewhat limited and short-lived, that of modalistic monarchianism was […]
This year, Toa Payoh Chinese Methodist Church (TPCMC) celebrated our church’s 40th Anniversary on September 29. It was especially joyous for us as we had dedicated our new church building on August 31, having fully paid for it after seven grueling years of fundraising. We are grateful for God’s provision! Held on September 2, […]
Trinity Theological College graduates for the year 2013. The modular system of the intellectually rigorous and spiritually nurturing MTS programme allowed me to work and study concurrently. In my daily work, I am confronted with issues of suffering, social injustice and ethical dilemmas. As a result of theological training, I am now more confident […]
