In this delightful collection of poems, Leong Kwok Thye employs the basic devices of this literary genre—meter, rhyme scheme and imagery—to give eloquent voice to his deepest thoughts about God and the Christian life. The first impression that one gets from perusing the 22 poems in this collection is their simplicity. Their vocabulary is penny-plain […]
The Rev Timothy Khoo (in white) with children from a homestead in Swaziland connected with Desert Odyssey “Should we not indeed give thanks, too, for the reality of our human nature? For we have, inexplicably, fallen not from grace, but, undeservedly, into it!” —Friar John Wong, OFM It is axiomatic to state that no-one wants […]
“It takes a village to raise a child.” This African proverb, the origin of which remains a mystery, has become widely known and loved. Its broad appeal is no doubt due to the fact that it rings true, that is, it conveys an earthy wisdom that contemporary society finds uncommonly refreshing and challenging. Equally true […]
On 17 March, the Straits Times reported a 30 per cent increase in child abuse cases in 2018 over the year before. Almost one in five of the cases involved sexual abuse. More recently, the newspapers covered the trial of a retired principal accused of molesting several students. Although reports of people in positions of […]
The point of the well-known African proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child”, is that to raise a child well, many more people than a child’s parents play a part. Perhaps the same is true for a disciple. It takes a church to raise a disciple, and a church comprises many more people […]
This book draws its title from the twenty-third Psalm: “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil”. It is no surprise then that this readable volume is about journeying through the valley to age well and die well. Dr William Wan is eminently qualified to write on […]
Imam Syed Hassan Al-Attas (fourth from right, in white) and his family opening their hearts and home to visitors from MCS and other faith communities on 5 June 2019 “We Christians believe in the faith tremendous that in Christ Jesus, God is breaking down the walls, and barriers, and partitions, and prejudices that separate us […]
One of the prayers offered during worship is the prayer for illumination. It is a prayer for God’s Spirit to act through the reading and preaching of Scripture. It is offered both for the preacher and the congregation, and is either said or sung. One hymn in the United Methodist Hymnal (UMH) that was written […]
Susan (second from left) with her children (left to right) Lou Ee, Tam Mei and Jo Ee. A sudden loss Susan Chee lost her husband, Tan Choon Yeow, when he was just 46 in the fateful SilkAir Flight 185 crash in 1997. The aircraft plunged into the murky waters of the Musi River in Indonesia, […]
Agape Methodist Church camp, 2019 This year, Agape Methodist Church (AgMC) turns 21, marking its coming of age since its first Sunday services in 1998. From inception to now being a congregation of more than 250 members and four weekly services—English, Mandarin, Youth and Children—the sense of the Lord’s faithfulness and watching over the fledgling […]
