“You are truly a sincere man doing noble work,” read the note from a grateful family to a staff member of Hosanna Bereavement Services (HBS). “Not only did your professionalism, compassion and dignified handling of the funeral arrangements make a difficult time a little easier to bear; it brought us a measure of comfort.” […]
Days of Darkness, Days of Light is finally published by The Methodist Church in Singapore, after we announced last month that it was coming up. It will be launched on Saturday, 12 Sept 2015 – the 70th Anniversary of the official surrender of the Japanese forces in Singapore in 1945. In perspective, the book’s […]
“Same-sex marriage legalised across US” headlined The Straits Times on 27 June 2015. My two older Primary school-going children have started to read the newspapers. Minutes later, out popped a question: “So, why is it not okay, Mum?” I was surprised at how the question was worded. A survey by the Institute of […]
Was it mockery, a diatribe against his timorousness, brought on by Israel’s descent into the maelstrom of despondency, as scavenger tribes plundered the fruit of its labour, powerless to resist their savagery and greed. How effete to beat out wheat secretively in a wine press hidden in a cave! How could this Angel of […]
“We will endeavour to continually be a channel of God’s love and mercy to reach out to help exoffenders, individuals with drug, alcohol and gambling addictions so that they get back on their feet again and be transformed by the restoration through His grace.” For more than 20 years, Mr Francis Santhanam, 54, had been […]
Take Time to Be Holy (The United Methodist Hymnal, #395) Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord; abide in him always, and feed on his word. Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak, forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek. Take time to be holy, the world […]
In June this year, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same-sex marriage is legal in all US states. This means that the 14 states that ban same-sex marriage must now not only recognise same sex marriages that have taken place in other states; they must also grant marriage licences to gay and […]
After the recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States on same-sex marriage, I read several online comments on the matter. I noticed two extreme positions. On the one hand, standing with the supporters of same-sex marriage, are those who appeal for love, acceptance, inclusiveness and respect for their views. On the […]
“As Christians, we’re all educators,” noted Dr Phillip A. Towndrow, a teacher-educator and educational researcher, at the 14 July launch of his book, Education and Society: A Christian Vision of Public Education in Singapore, the first in the ETHOS Institute™ engagement series. The series addresses pertinent issues in church and society from biblical and […]
To be apprenticed to Jesus means we must spend unhurried time with Him. Not just to use Him but to love Him and to be loved by Him. Singapore Bible College (SBC), an evangelical and interdenominational seminary, was founded in 1952 by pastors and leaders from the Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and independent churches […]
