Ms Julie Goh conducting a cooking demonstration of a healthy recipe Seventy-two-year-old retiree Ms Julie Goh lives alone, but she is not lonely because she is part of the community at MWS Senior Activity Centre – Golden Lily@Pasir Ris. Officially opened on 24 Aug 2019, the Senior Activity Centre serves as a community space for […]
One of Paul’s injunctions concerning the responsibility of Christians towards one another—familiar to many Christians, I am sure—is found in Galatians 6:2, where he writes: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” However, familiarity with this command is one thing; applying it effectually to our common life as members of Christ’s […]
Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” (Mt 9:12 NIV) Whenever we don’t feel well in any part of our body, it is very normal for us to seek the help of a doctor. In the same way, if we suspect that there may be a psychological or mental […]
Sharing meals and celebrating together as a church family. Jurong Tamil Methodist Church (JTMC) would like to praise and give thanks to God for leading the church over the past four decades. Its seeds were planted in 1975 when the late Rev Prabudass Roberts of Tamil Methodist Church at Short Street initiated an outreach point […]
Good News for Bruised Reeds Volume II: Mental Health & the Gospel Community Mental Health & the Gospel Community, the second in the Good News for Bruised Reeds series, continues Graceworks’ effort to “[open] up conversations among those who are struggling, those who care for them, and those in the gospel community who want to […]
Anniversary Sunday combined service at MGS’s M. E. Lau Hall. In July 2019, Covenant Community Methodist Church (CCMC) began to mark the milestone of its 25th anniversary by embarking on a Community Clay Covenant Project, which serves as a reminder that God is our Potter and we are clay formed by His hands. This project […]
The beauty of God’s creation is beyond human comprehension. But with our senses, we can see, feel, smell, hear and even taste the goodness of nature—this what the Lord our Maker has given us to enjoy. How can we not sing about this gift? There are a few hymns about creation in The United Methodist […]
Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung preaching at the National Day Thanksgiving Service As Singapore celebrates its 54th year of independence, it is important for the Church in Singapore to remember the faithfulness that God has shown towards our country through the years. This is why the National Council of Churches Singapore (NCCS) holds an annual […]
For some time now I have been receiving emails in which the senders use the word “Blessings” as the valediction. These emails are mostly from Christians, although some of my Muslim friends also sign off their messages in this way. Indeed, words like “blessing”, “bless” or “blessed” are constantly found on the lips of Christians […]
Noting both the Old and New Testaments mention sexual sin, a client remarked, “Why is there so much sex in the Bible?” The Bible does talk about the dangers of sexual sin, sometimes mentioning it together with the command to be faithful to God. Both are a call to holiness. They speak about being true […]
