STAFFFROMTHESIx ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOLS (ACS)gathered at Barker Road Methodist Church (BRMC) on Jan 6, 2013, for our annual ACS Staff Dedication Service. The service is held to remind the staff that it is a great privilege to be leading and educating the students of our schools, and to start this new year of education by dedicating […]
ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)students had much to celebrate when the results of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and the GCE ‘O’ Level examinations were released last month. On January 6, it was revealed that 37 IB students from ACS (Independent) formed the lion’s share of perfect scorers from Singapore who sat for the November 2012 […]
WHAT A STRANGE FLURRY of stars across the paddocks of the night sky that evening two millennia ago when the daystar fashioned in the astral foundries of the Creator swept across the community of stars to take its signal place over Bethlehem, to chart and mark for scholars of celestial lights who can transcribe nocturnal […]
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (UMH 196) Come, Thou long-expected Jesus Born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in Thee. Israel’s Strength and Consolation, Hope of all the earth thou art; Dear Desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. Born Thy people […]
ROBERT BURNS, the national bard of my home country of Scotland, wrote these lines, translated for ease of understanding: “Oh would some power the gift to give us to see ourselves as others see us: it would from many a blunder free us and foolish notion.” As with so much of Burns’ writing it embraces […]
PAYA LEBAR METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL (SECONDARY) or PLMGS (S) has been conferred the School Excellence Award. It is the highest accolade from the Ministry of Education – to date, only 24 schools in Singapore have been given this award. Receiving the award is an honour and represents public recognition of the good work done by […]
JOHN CALVIN (1509-1564) AMONG THE GREAT second-generation theologians of the 16th century Protestant Reformation, John Calvin is arguably the greatest. Like the other reformers, he had a traditional upbringing and was steeped in the humanist tradition of his time. Although many scholars described his “conversion” to Protestant faith as “sudden” (conversio subtia), it was no […]
BISHOP DR ROBERT SOLOMON has made a clarion call for “younger, godly and able people” to step forward to serve in strategic leadership roles in The Methodist Church in Singapore and to take on ministry responsibilities. In a farewell interview with Methodist Message (MM), Bishop Dr Solomon, who retires this month, said: “We have many […]
Methodist Missions Society Thanksgiving Tea Reception CHRISTIAN LIFE IS NOT a luxury cruise but a rescue boat. This was emphasised by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon at the Methodist Missions Society’s (MMS) Thanksgiving Tea Reception, held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel on Sept 29, 2012. About 90 people attended, some of whom were from […]
BRENDA IS NINE YEARS OLD and has difficulties learning and making friends. She gets scolded in class frequently for not paying attention during lessons. Often, she turns in homework that is incomplete and badly done. In spite of her hard work, she has been failing academically since Primary 1. Her parents wonder why, despite […]
