On 27 Jan 2018, 300 members from the eight churches of Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) gathered at Pasir Panjang Tamil Methodist Church (PPTMC) for the annual ETAC Thanksgiving Service. It was truly a jubilant evening that celebrated God’s faithfulness to our Annual Conference and our churches. The start of the service was heralded by […]
It was a morning of exuberant song and dance on 9 Feb 2018, when nearly 200 seniors, volunteers, grassroots leaders, government agency representatives, and members of the community celebrated the official opening of MWS Senior Activity Centre (SAC) – Teck Ghee Vista. A lion dance troupe greeted the guest-of-honour, Dr Koh Poh Koon (right, trying […]
The taking of ‘selfies’, and the subsequent display of our beaming faces on social media, has taken the world by storm in recent years. We unabashedly pose, often with cheerful smiles, even if we do not feel cheerful at the moment. When reviewing the photos taken, we invariably focus first on how we look, sometimes […]
Seven years ago, Changi Methodist Church (Changi MC) sensed God’s call to plant a preaching point in Punggol. Although we did not then have a location, we responded in faith, and the years since have been spent ‘tilling the field’ in Punggol – persevering service by members of the Punggol Preaching Point (PPP) Committee, volunteers […]
Organised by the Archdiocesan Catholic Council for Ecumenical Dialogue, the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity took place at five host churches from 18 to 25 Jan 2018, strengthening the ecumenical ties between Protestant and Catholic brethren. The week-long event kicked off with an evening service at Covenant Community Methodist Church (CCMC) on 18 […]
“Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” – Isaiah 53:4-5 (NIV) […]
Last seen as a reformed Roman legionnaire who encountered Jesus in Risen (2016), Joseph Fiennes is back for yet another faith-based outing as famed Olympian and Christian missionary Eric Liddell – the very same athlete who was the focus of the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire. The film On Wings of Eagles outlines the years […]
A cool breeze brought an air of excitement amongst the students and officers, as we celebrated our 2nd Combined Enrolment Parade and Service of the 1st Phnom Penh Girls’ Brigade (GB) Company and the 1st Phnom Penh Boys’ Brigade (BB) Company, on 3 Feb 2018 at the Methodist School of Cambodia (MSC). Two significant events […]
In February 2015, Gay Byrne, host of the Irish religious television programme The Meaning of Life, asked militant atheist Stephen Fry what he would say to God if he found himself standing before Him at the Pearly Gates. Fry replied with his characteristic sting: “Bone cancer in children: what’s that about?” He then proceeded with […]
Recently, I have been reminded of how difficult it is to love and accept others unconditionally. Realistically, there may be only a handful of individuals whom we can claim to accept in spite of their failings. Even then, we may find our patience tested to the limits when these few do disappoint us. Yet, although […]
