IN A FEW WEEKS’ TIME, members of some churches will be experiencing a change that is familiar to many, but not to all, church organisations; that is the rotation of its pastoral staff. This move happens in every church and is greeted with mixed responses by the congregation. For most, it is felt as […]
Some church members go through religious rituals but they are in a state of spiritual slumber AMBULATORY PARASOMNIA – this is the big umbrella word for the phenomenon of sleepwalking, a condition that is difficult to understand, and yet occurs fairly frequently. It is said to affect 4-10 per cent of the population. Sleepwalkers have […]
WONDERFUL LIFE “Life is wonderful and we ought to treasure this only chance we have in living … We need to remember too the promise of our Lord who gave us life: that in Christ we have received life everlasting.” I WAS AT THE WAKE SERVICE of a young person recently. While I was leading in […]
MCS 125th Anniversary Community Outreach Project round-up AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, one of the largest initiatives involving all the Methodist churches in Singapore will draw to a close. e 125 th Anniversary Community Outreach Project of e Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), which was launched in February 2010, has blessed more than 1,000 […]
IN MAY 2005, I was a healthy 48-year-old working in the financial district. One day, I discovered thick mucus stuck in my nose. After a series of medical tests, I did my quiet time in my office before I went to collect my test results. I prayed for healing, and God said: “My grace […]
Speak O Lord Speak, O Lord, as we come to You To receive the food of Your Holy Word. Take Your truth, plant it deep in us; Shape and fashion us in Your likeness, That the light of Christ might be seen today In our acts of love and our deeds of faith. Speak, […]
Origen of Alexandria (185-254 AD) ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT and yet also the most enigmatic figures in the early history of the Church is Origen of Alexandria. A theologian with great powers of speculation and a prolific writer, he has authored about 800 treatises on exegesis, philosophy, apologetics, ascetical theology, mystical theology and dogma during […]
THE METHODIST WELFARE SERVICES (MWS) runs four Student Care Centres (SCCs) in different parts of Singapore. Nestled in the HDB heartlands, the SCCs were set up to meet the needs of lower-income families, offering affordable after-school care for children aged seven to 12 years. About 34 per cent of the students at Daybreak SCC, […]
20th World Methodist Conference in Durban DURBAN (South Africa) – Members of the Singapore delegation to the 20th World Methodist Conference held here from Aug 4 to 8, 2011 were among the many delegates who helped to pack 100,000 packets of food for African school children. The packing for the “Stop Hunger Now” programme was […]
THE TYPICAL MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES STRESS LEVELS between three and four times higher than that considered to be “at risk” under normal circumstances. This is due to the discomfort of being in a different country and culture, facing high expectations from sending churches or agencies, the unconventional nature of mission work, being distanced from supportive […]
