Martin Luther (1483-1546) ON OCT 31, 1517, an Augustinian monk nailed his protests against a practice of the Roman Catholic Church on the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This act sparked one of the most significant and enduring movements in Western Christianity. The monk in question was Martin Luther. The document came […]
ON SEPT 25, 2012, Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) held its inaugural Staff Recognition Awards to celebrate the dedication and service of the staff of its 14 welfare services and centres through the conferment of Long Service Awards and promotions. The event at the Methodist Centre saw 39 staff receiving their Long Service Awards and […]
THE REV STEWARD DAMAT, President of the Sarawak Iban Annual Conference, Malaysia, spoke on Sept 5, the third day of the 10th Session of the General Conference. Basing his sermon on John 1:43-51, he posed the question: How can we participate in God’s nature? “We receive God’s nature when we are born again and we […]
10TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN SINGAPORE: SEPT 3-8, 2012 GOD’S DIVINE NATURE is one of in God’s nature godliness and holiness, emphasised the Rev Lily P. Twist, Chairman of the Scotland Synod of The Methodist Church in Britain, in her sermon on Sept 6 – the fourth day of the […]
Concluding the nine-part series on Worship THE BASIC FLOW OF SUNDAY WORSHIP is for Christians to gather in God’s presence, listen to His Word, share a meal in memory of Jesus, and then depart into the world to serve others in Christ’s name. This liturgical “flow” or shape contains the very means by which God […]
DID YOU KNOW THAT “stressed” spelt backwards reads “desserts”? There’s nothing quite like a massive slice of chocolate cake to alleviate stress, albeit for a short time. Stress is one of those things we all struggle with. I remember some form of stress at every stage of my life. When I was a student, […]
Concluding our three-part series on ‘Pilgrimages to our spiritual and historical roots’ “OUR WESLEYAN HERITAGE” PILGRIMAGE in March 2012 concluded the seven pilgrimages led by Bishop Dr Robert Solomon over the last seven years from 2005. In this article we take you off the beaten track to share our reflections and some of the less […]
125TH ANNIVERSARY SERVICE Journey with God for peaceRaise pastors THE PEOPLE OF TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH (TMC) were given two challenges at its 125th Anniversary Service on Sept 30, 2012. The message of Bishop Dr Robert Solomon, based on Psalm 125, engaged our minds to see ourselves as pilgrims climbing up Mount Zion to reach the […]
THOMAS* HAD EXPRESSED REMORSE for his actions as sincerely as he could. He offered no excuse for his folly. His actions were a disappointment and a shock to his fiancée Amelia* and also to him. The two had been going steady for almost three years now and plans for a wedding were afoot. In […]
On trusting GodAnd being grateful to Him WHEN I ONCE ASKED the late John Stott what he considered to be the greatest problem in the church, he gave a one-word answer – superficiality. I cannot agree with him more. Connected to the epidemic of superficiality in the church is the problem of ingratitude. As William […]
