“And he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into Your kingdom.’ And he said to him, ‘Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’ ” Luke 23:42-43 Prison ministry does not usually come up when people talk about the works of the church for the socially outcast. Despite being […]
“Your faithfulness endures to all generations” Psalm 119:90 In every aspect of our lives, change is inevitable. The same can be said of missions. People will change and how we do things to achieve our missional objectives may change due to context and circumstances. But what never changes is the message of salvation, God’s faithfulness […]
It would be fair to say that most of us want to be good at what we do. The employee handing in a report he had been slaving over for days and nights will wait anxiously for his boss’ response. A young child who brings a new “toy” he has fashioned to his mother waits […]
Two male hands; one reaching down to assist another hand reaching up with sunburst in the background A visit to the New York City’s Bowery Mission one night in 1869 provided Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) with the inspiration for one of her finest hymns. The Bowery Mission is a rescue mission that in the present day […]
Matteo Ricci (Matthew Ricci, Pinyin ‘Limadou’) was born in Macerata, central Italy, 1552. He entered the Jesuit Roman College where, in addition to philosophy and theology, he also studied mathematics, cosmology, and astronomy under Father Christopher Clavius, a renowned mathematician and astronomer. It was this education in mathematics and science that would be used very effectively […]
Hand showing the Holy Bible against world map Community that fulfils the Great Commission These days, churches cast their own vision and mission statements, which I believe is a good thing as each church has its own local conditions, history and culture. But no vision or mission statement can deviate far from a church’s most […]
Human hands together holding together “I thought evangelists were Billy Graham or door-knockers, and that was not me! … But there’s a part of my heart that is awake and alive to people that don’t know who Jesus Christ is.” Sitting in a darkened room several years ago, I nodded vigorously in agreement with this […]
magic book on a background with the lines and lights The glamour of new messiahs enunciating words that give flesh and form to tenets framed by master-spirits – words compacted with designer genes to awaken and impassion the gullible who form the coterie of believers, capturing the headlines of tabloids and media, have currency and […]
For the audience at the Singapore Health Inspirational Patient Awards 2017 ceremony that took place in April, it was a heart-warming and perhaps quaint sight to see a group of elderly people honoured as volunteers. The seniors, who call themselves The Sunshine Group, received an accolade in the Support Groups category for their years of […]
A new school building housing additional classrooms and a multipurpose hall located within the Vineyard Methodist School (VMS), Thailand, was dedicated by our Bishop Dr Chong Chin Chung on 13 March 2017. Present at the dedication were members of the VMS Board and representatives from the Methodist Missions Society (MMS). It was a wonderful atmosphere […]
