In a media release in December 2018, the Institute of Mental Health reported that one in seven people in Singapore has experienced a mental disorder in their lifetime.1 This situation is exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with the recent resurgence of community cases following a lull for a few months. The pandemic has, […]
Breakout Sessions The D6 Family Conference was held online on 30 and 31 July 2021 with the theme “NEXT: Next Steps, Next Level & Next Generation”, dedicated to equipping the Church, leaders, ministers, volunteers, families, grandparents and parents with practical next steps and next level strategies for discipling the next generation.“Hear, O Israel: The Lord […]
The St Andrew’s Cathedral worship team led by Rev Christopher Chan For the second year running—like many annual church events since early 2020—the National Day Thanksgiving Service of the National Council of Christian Churches (NCCS) was conducted with a limited live congregation and streamed online. The event, held at St Andrew’s Cathedral on the evening […]
Church Service @ Sembawang Tamil MC Sembawang Tamil Methodist Church (STMC) has a rich history of 87 years. The pioneering work of the church, under the supervision of Rev J. A. Subramaniam, commenced in 1928 at the Seletar Naval Base as a house church to minister to Indians residing around the Naval Base and the […]
M occupied the 10 days with books, toys and too much device time “Oh no,” I said to my husband, my heart plummeting as I read the text from the teacher of my younger daughter, M, on Sunday, 1 Aug 2021. M’s kindergarten classmate had tested positive for COVID-19, and everyone in the class, as […]
Q: Hi, Dr Fung, can you please tell us about Internet addiction from a psychiatrist’s point of view, and also from a Christian perspective? A: We are now living in a digitally enabled world that has greatly affected the way we work, play and worship. This pandemic has made us pivot to online platforms so […]
Mr Danny Goh and Mrs Lois Goh, recipients of the MWS Empowering Warmth Award On 30 July 2021, over a hundred invited guests witnessed the powerful performance of “The Prayer” by 18-year-old award-winning soprano soloist Lauren Yeo. Lauren’s performance was one of the highlights of the inaugural Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) Empowering Life Awards (ELA) […]
When tragedy strikes, or when we have to live with broken lives or broken dreams, it can be hard to move forward, stay motivated or want to go on. We may have lost someone close to us or someone we love. We may find ourselves feeling all alone and afraid, or struggling emotionally to deal […]
“You have taken from me friend and neighbour—darkness is my closest friend.” (Ps 88:18 NIV) There aren’t sufficient details in Psalm 88 to know the specific nature of the suffering the psalmist was enduring when he put his feelings to paper (or parchment). Was it a back-stabbing colleague or boss? Was it cruel treatment from […]
“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” (1 Cor 12:27 NIV) The world recognises the importance of coming together and corporations merge to try to make the most from the synergy of working together. In chapter 12 of 1 Corinthians, Paul the apostle makes a […]
