The opening and re-sealing of a time capsule, and the re-opening of a museum – these were among the highlights of the Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (PLMGS) Centennial Founder’s Day Celebrations on 14 Oct 2016. It marked the culmination of 10 months of celebratory events which commemorated the 100th year after the school’s founding […]
What will the Asian church look like in a few hundred years to come, and what are we going to do to get there? This was food for thought posed by Dr Tan Gee Paw in delivering the ETHOS Institute™ Annual Lecture 2016, held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on 18 Oct 2016. Titled “Theology Amid […]
Candle light glowing in woman’s hands. Praying, faith, religion concept. It is December, and we are in the second week of Advent. The end of the year is a time for looking back on what has happened in the months past, and to celebrate and give thanks for what has been accomplished. December, in the […]
An illustration of a dark Bethlehem illuminated by the Christmas star of Christ. Vector EPS 10 available. EPS contains transparencies. “Learn and understand the life of Jesus by walking where he walked. When you have seen where Jesus ministered, you will never read your Bible the same way again!” This is one of the many […]
Thomas Olivers From prodigal to preacher after Unknown artist, line engraving, 1778 It has been a privilege to have these biographical sketches of early Methodist preachers published in Methodist Message alongside those contributed by Dr Tong Hoo Ing. They reveal the same contrasts and similarities in the history and tradition of Methodism in Southeast Asia […]
Three Kings Desert Star of Bethlehem Nativity Concept BISHOP’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE There is a teaching of Jesus missing from many of our pulpits today. It might appear to be out of sync with the mood of this Advent season (but it is not). By its very nature, it is an instruction that makes us flinch, […]
I embarked on a two-month Missions Internship Training and Exposure (MITE) programme to Timor-Leste (TL), beginning from 2 July 2016. This is my first trip to Timor-Leste and I was captivated by the beauty of this land and its people. The Timorese are friendly, resilient and they have a deep love for their country, […]
“I am only one, but I am one. I can’t do everything, but I can do something.” –Edward Everett Hale Christmas and New Year festivities are joyful times for many of us but for some, celebrations and cheer are far from their minds. Faced with poverty, physical disabilities, family conflicts, illness, and unemployment, […]
Tablets. Pills on a white background. Isolated. Building from pills. Pharmacy. Medical background. Medicine. Capsule. Close up One of the reasons that the National Council of Churches of Singapore gave for rejecting physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia in its 2008 statement is that these actions are “against the very ethos of medical practice”. The betrayal […]
About 1,200 people attended the Ecumenical Charismatic Healing Service held at St Andrew’s Cathedral on 26 Sep 2016. It was the fourth service of this series – the first two were held at Aldersgate Methodist Church in 2013 and 2014. Last year, it was held at Church of St. Mary of the Angels. While the […]
