FOUR METHODIST PASTORS raised more than $100,000 for the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) in the MWS 30th Anniversary Pastors’ Challenge 2011. On May 28, about 25,000 people descended on a remote part of Changi for the Adidas Sundown Marathon. Among them were four pastors: the Rev Dr Wee Boon Hup who is the President […]
1st Anniversary Service of the International Christian Fellowship-Ho Chi Minh City HO CHI MINH CITY – For a man whose heart and liver had failed at the same time just two weeks before, landing him in the Intensive Care Unit in hospital, Mr Albert Low looked remarkably hale and hearty as he led the 1st […]
I saw the Holy City coming down from God. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or […]
FOUR PRIMERS WERE CONFERRED the President’s Award by President S. R. Nathan at the Istana on June 30, 2011. is highest award in e Boys’ Brigade (BB) Singapore has been presented to the top Boys in the Primers Programme (post-Secondary level members) for seven years running. In order to attain this award, recipients have to […]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN to be both a Christian and a student in Singapore today? Do youths find it a challenge to be both? Just take one glance at youth ministries today, and tell me: Can you find at least one person who is uninvolved, tired and withdrawn? Most certainly can. The education system […]
DISCIPLE Agency’s 20th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service “TO FOLLOW JESUS IS NOT AN ACCIDENTAL THING,” declared Bishop Dr Robert Solomon at the 20th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service of the DISCIPLE Agency in Singapore, held at Toa Payoh Methodist Church on July 14, 2011. It was a particularly festive occasion as one of the founding members of the […]
AS YOU ENTER THE SANCTUARY to worship God, do you notice how its architecture has been planned to draw your focus to the centrality of God and His work? Have you considered the symbolism and placement of the altar table, cross, and linen coverings? What do all these elements signify as we approach the Holy […]
A FEW WEEKS AGO, my wife and I were surprised when we noticed a bird’s nest being built on the palm plant in our tiny enclosed yard. This unusual siting of the nest meant that it is just three metres away and at eye-level. To people like us who admire nature and try with […]
NO POPULAR AGENDAS “The potential temptations of a crowd were well-known to Jesus. at is why though He was followed by crowds, He refused to submit to their popular agendas or be swayed by their herd instincts.” A CONSTANT FEATURE of the ministry of Jesus was the crowds that followed Him. is is not surprising as […]
AT THE RECENT Asian Methodist Conference, the presentation on ministry to the migrant workers emphasised the need for the Church to hear and act on the plight of the migrant workers. e question that was posed to us was: “Are these migrant workers treated as modern-day slaves, particularly the domestic helpers and unskilled workers who […]
