Jesus Christ is the resurrected Lord! What does this piece of Good News mean to us when we hear it? Altogether, Jesus appeared to His disciples and others at least 10 times after His resurrection. The four Gospels record for us what happened when Jesus appeared to His disciples. Other mentions are found in Acts […]
In the early days of my pastoral ministry, I was drawn to books, sermons, and meetings which had a revival theme. Then it dawned upon me one day that pastors can be so enchanted with stirring this movement in their churches, without realising that it could actually be an indictment of their own ministry. If […]
Sixteen years ago, Madam Jessie Ee (pic above, seated) found herself all alone at age 74 when her husband passed away unexpectedly. She had to stay on her own for several months until her niece introduced her to St. John’s Home for Elderly Persons. Over the past 60 years, St. John’s Home has been providing […]
In the work I do, the word ‘hope’ seems a little out of place. As a family and marital therapist, I use psychology as a frame of reference for understanding my clients and guiding me on how best to assist them. Psychology, a science that seeks to study human behaviour, forms its ideas after close […]
When Jesus died on the cross some 2,000 years ago and thereafter paid for the sins of man past, present, and future, He removed the sting of death that has so plagued mankind since the Fall. However, the pain of losing a loved one is still ever present, even as we know that they have […]
Trinity Methodist Church (TMC) is a family church established by a group of young couples when they saw the need for a Methodist church in the Serangoon Gardens area. They organised worship services and Sunday School classes in five homes, leading to TMC’s inception in 1956. 62 years on, TMC has about 30 small groups […]
To know Toa Payoh Tamil Methodist Church (TPTMC) is to know love, joy, and hospitality. One might say that we are well-known amongst the Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) churches for our homely and welcoming character. With our modest and close-knit congregation, TPTMC has come to be a small but persistently bright light in the […]
I felt it ere I saw it come; A gradual dip, a sinking slump – Then towering up before my eyes, Tall tidal waves of tasks arise! I row and row, to no avail, For here they come! And lo, I flail: Pulled under, tossed up, gasping air, My heart a-thunder, wild-swept hair. Somehow I […]
It has been said that there is no greater education than matriculating through the ‘University of Hard Knocks’. But nobody welcomes suffering or pain – whether physical, mental, emotional, or psychological – with open arms. We try to avoid it if we can. However, whether by accident or inevitability, when we are in the midst […]
Aldersgate SG 2018 will see an active social advocate step up to share an intimate glimpse into her “secret weapons” of coping as a “working mother in a busy world”. Ms Denise Phua is no stranger to many Singaporeans, being a Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency, and Mayor, Central Singapore […]
