Many of us would be in the midst of our Lenten journey for this year. This journey varies from one person to another, depending on the discipline each has chosen to practise. One thing remains the same: we are all moving in one direction, guided by the same faith and led by the Holy Spirit. […]
Dr Tan is running 200 kilometres to raise $200k for HCA, as well as in loving memory of his late brother-in-law (top right, in blue). I had always thought that running was an individual pursuit until I began running ultramarathon distances. That was when I learnt the adage that “if you want to run fast, […]
In 2008, Khaw Boon Wan, who was then Minister for Health, made a number of cryptic statements to the local press about the possible legalisation of euthanasia in Singapore.1 Responding to the minister’s veiled suggestion with enthusiasm, the Straits Times editorial ludicrously equated the legalisation of euthanasia with “social progress”. Its author audaciously predicted that […]
As a family and marital therapist, I sometimes feel discouraged when working with a client who has decided to end their marriage. Like most of my professional peers, I see myself as helping rebuild marriages, not powerlessly witnessing their breakups. There is many a counsellor who wonders if they could have done more to […]
Praying together for MMS. “Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.” (Isaiah 54:2) Since 2016, and most recently at the Country Review and Budget Meeting held in February, MMS has annually reviewed its strategies and ministry […]
When loved ones are struck by serious illnesses and opt for home care, immense pressure falls on informal caregivers, be they spouses, children or domestic helpers. Although many caregivers hope to give their loved ones the best of care, the demands on them can be physically, mentally and emotionally draining. Caregiving at what expense? Caregivers […]
Before I die, I want to travel the world. Learn to play the piano. Race down the Autobahn at 200km/h. I could go on and on. And then it hits me. I’m running out of time. I’m at the point in my life where the years before me are fewer than the years behind me. […]
The Tika Taka boys. ETAC Thanksgiving Service 2019 “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” What a privilege it was to sing our Lord’s praises as a family and as a conference at the annual ETAC Thanksgiving Service on 26 Jan at Tamil Methodist Church. With “praise” as the theme of the service, and led […]
The Fellowship of Indian Brothers. Ang Mo Kio Tamil Methodist Church (AMKTMC) is one of the eight local churches that constitute the Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC). Pioneering work in the Tamil community was started by Tamil Methodist Church (Short Street). In 1976, to meet the spiritual needs in the Ang Mo Kio and Bishan […]
The underlying truth behind all spiritual disciplines and missionary endeavours is that God is the Divine Seeker. We seek God only because He has first sought us. At the end of the day, it is God who primarily seeks us; we are the sought. Francis Thompson’s poem expresses this profound human experience of a God […]
