June is a month of school holidays. Family travels, children’s enrichment classes, church camps, retreats, and many other activities are possible options to pause from one’s daily routine. But beyond merely pausing, drawing near to God requires intentionality and conscious choice. ‘Near to the Heart of God’ is a hymn that reminds us about the […]
Twenty-five years ago, a few Christians from different churches were drawn together with a common vision. They saw men from South Asia coming to Singapore by the hundreds and thousands – not as tourists but as workers in the burgeoning construction sites. Meeting these workers at the worksites and hostels, they shared God’s love and […]
In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy walked in on Linus watching TV, and demanded that he switch channels. “What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?” Linus retorted. Said Lucy, holding up her fist: “These five fingers… Individually, they’re nothing, but when I curl them together like this into a single […]
Having doubts and questions about one’s faith is not a sign that one is not a true believer. After all, even Jesus’ disciples themselves still harboured doubts even after witnessing first-hand the miracles of Christ. As believers, we owe it to ourselves to take much effort to know the truth about what we believe. That […]
“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31, NIV) We praise and thank God for His faithfulness and favour upon Pasir Panjang Tamil Methodist Church (PPTMC) over the past […]
During His ministry on earth, Christ preached the gospel in major towns around the Sea of Galilee as well as cities to the south, including Jericho, Bethany, and Jerusalem. He called His first disciples while they were going about their daily work – Peter and Andrew were fishing, James and John were repairing their nets, […]
What does he know, this carpenter, of habitat and fish think, of the movement and congregation of shoals, to tell us, schooled in line, tackle and nets, and in the pathways of fish in the sea-lanes below the waves, To tell us, bone-weary from a night of trawling in vain, to cast our nets on […]
With death being a taboo subject in Singapore, conversations about palliative care for the terminally ill tend to remain off-limits until they are absolutely necessary. Dr Andy Lee, acting head of MWS Home Hospice, debunks five common misconceptions his team encounters: A hospice is a medical facility to care for patients at their end of […]
‘As the Wind Song Through the Trees’ is a collaboration between Dr Lim Swee Hong (Singapore) and Ms Shirley Murray (New Zealand). Dr Lim is the Director of the Master of Sacred Music programme at Emmanuel College in Toronto. Shirley is a distinguished hymn writer whose works address issues of the environment, social justice, and […]
Back in my youth fellowship days, we used to sing the chorus that goes: “In Jesus Christ we are one family, from now on and forever more”. The chorus, which has a quick and catchy tune, is just this one line repeated several times. At the time, we did not think too much about the […]
