“Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living.”1 This statement by Jaroslav Pelikan Jnr. is often quoted, and with good reason. Pelikan makes three pleasing but provocative contrasts: a contrast between “tradition” and “traditionalism”, between people in the past who are dead and those in the present who […]
The heavens Lord, declare your glory; The earth proclaims your majesty! We marvel at your wondrous grace, For an insignificant human race. You form us from dust of earth, You give us life, you give us breath, You make us your children, Little lower than beings in heaven. You protect infants from danger, You silence […]
The Methodist Missions Society (MMS), established on 30 Sep 1991 by The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), is the first home-grown denomination-based missionary-sending agency. MMS’s mandate, as given in The Book of Discipline (BOD), states that “the primary mission of the Society shall be to establish indigenous churches where none currently exists”; “the Society shall […]
The Order of Saint Luke (OSL) is a dispersed ecumenical religious order founded by Methodists. Its focus is on sacramental and liturgical practice and study, and spiritual formation. The Singapore Association of OSL, comprising both clergy and lay members, organises meetings to further deepen our understanding of the sacraments and liturgy. We also endeavour to […]
The 12 days of Christmas end on 6 Jan, the feast of Epiphany. Epiphany comes from a Greek word meaning “manifestation or appearance”, and is associated with the visit of the Magi to Jesus in the manger when they presented Him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. We Three Kings tells the story of the […]
The Rev Philip Lim was posted to Cambodia in 2004 as a missionary with The Methodist Missions Society (MMS). Little did he know where it would take him. A people person, he loved his ministry and the people he served. During his seven years in Cambodia, the Rev Lim built important relationships with MMS missionaries […]
On 14 Nov 2018, Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) celebrated the opening of our first nursing home in 18 years—the MWS Nursing Home-Yew Tee. The event was graced by Guest-of-Honour, Minister for Health, Mr Gan Kim Yong; Minister for National Development and Member of Parliament for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, Mr Lawrence Wong; as well as MWS […]
The Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai Lat President of the Chinese Annual Conference: “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” (Col 2:6–7, NIV) The New Year symbolises […]
The dawn of a brand new year does different things to different people. To some, it may bring a sense of excitement and anticipation. To others, it may infuse a sense of foreboding, dread and trepidation. But many, I dare say, step into the new year with the hope that what lies ahead will be […]
“But I am happy,” he said clearly and defiantly, his rigid posture and furrowed eyebrows betraying tension. Upon revealing his conviction that his wife of almost 20 years did not love him or perhaps had never loved him at all, Peter asserted he was still “happy”. Often, we think of happiness as an emotional state […]
