I was physically and emotionally spent one late evening after a long day that included two difficult counselling cases, both of which had much in common. Both involved women who had been unfaithful, and had been found out by their husbands. In both instances, neither had any intention to leave their spouses and children. […]
THE PASSAGE IN Luke 10:1-20 recounts Jesus Christ pointing out to His disciples the great harvest and the lack of workers, and His sending of 72 disciples to spread the good news about the heavenly kingdom. When they returned they joyfully reported to Him, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name!” Jesus […]
SINGAPORE HAS about ten resident crocodiles in the north-west, according to recent media reports. There are more in a crocodile farm and the zoo. Crocodiles are cold-blooded reptiles; having a very low metabolism rate, they do not need to maintain a body temperature within a narrow range to survive. They have a small brain – again […]
Pilgrims in the countryside, Way of St. James “Pilgrims go to be transformed in their spirit and seek how God works out His will and plans in that place.” RETURNING FROM A RETREAT with our Cambodian Methodist pastors, I pondered my now-frequent visits to Cambodia with the question: Am I there as a tourist, or as […]
DIALOGUE BETWEEN the Methodists and Roman Catholics has been going on for many years at the international level. When Pope Francis was elected as spiritual leader for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics, it was indeed heartening to learn of the warm greetings and congratulations conveyed by the World Methodist Council to the pontiff. Yet, this […]
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 “You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it.” John 14:14 “But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given […]
A FEW YEARS AGO, Anita’s* life was all about smoking, drinking, clubbing and gambling. Desperation for money and pressure from her ex-boyfriend led her to theft, for which she was convicted and sent to Residence@St. George’s (RSG). RSG is a girls’ hostel jointly run by Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) and the General Conference Women’s Society […]
The interior and exterior views of Joy Methodist Hostel. – Methodist Missions Society pictures. HUCH YADA IS STUDYING Sociology at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. He stays at Joy Methodist Hostel, one of several hostels run by the coalition of churches under the Methodist Church in Cambodia (MCC) banner. He is from Kampong […]
AMIDST THE CONFUSION and chaos of the early Church’s battle against Gnosticism, there emerged the enigmatic figure of Marcion of Sinope, whose father was the Bishop of Pontus. As a young man, Marcion left Pontus and travelled extensively in Asia, before finally settling in Rome. But in AD 144, he was expelled from the Church […]
Agape Methodist Church (Trinity Annual Conference) The Agape, 21 Yung Ho Road Sunday Services: 8:30 AM (English), 10:00 AM (English and Mandarin) Contact: 6265-3211 or [email protected] A BOMB SHELTER is not a place where you would normally find a church. Yet that was where Agape Methodist Church (AMC) met when we were a fl edgling […]
