Outwardly fading, inwardly flourishing
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 NIV
Songwriters gather to craft a new Alleluia
Budding songwriters from Methodist and non-Methodist churches across Singapore congregated in Changi Cove Hotel for a songwriting retreat, called “The Faith We Sing” (TFWS), on 22 and 23 April 2023. The 2-day event, organised by the Methodist School of Music (MSM), was centred on the theme of families.
To those not celebrating Father’s Day
I have nothing against Father’s Day. My family just never had the practice of celebrating it—along with other occasions like Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. Maybe it was because my parents were not the sentimental sort. The most we did was to attend the big, extended-family dinners my uncles or aunties would throw for my grandfathers on both sides.
Epworth’s 25 years of serving children, youth and families in apt, worthy ways
Epworth Community Services originally started out as Methodist Children and Youth Centre (MCYC) around 1998. It was an outreach effort by Barker Road Methodist Church (BRMC) to the neighbouring community in Bukit Batok where MCYC was situated.
MPSPL and MSM team up to design new music programme for Methodist preschools
Music is an art that offers many proven benefits for the learning and development of the child. Research has shown that exposure to music from early childhood helps children speak with clearer articulation, develop varied vocabulary and grow depth in socio-emotional understanding.
From earth to eternity
As I write this, my elderly mother is in hospital again. There are purple bruises on the back of her hands and crook of her elbows, where needles and cannulas attempted to seek a viable vein. Once more, I was confronted by my own mortality.
Biblical grandparenting: Rejoicing, Role and Responsibilities
“Congratulations, Grandpa Ho. Welcome to the club!” With these well-wishes from brothers- and sisters-in-Christ, I was pleasantly inducted into the grandparents’ club on the day my granddaughter was born last year. My wife and I had long been awaiting this day. As a family, we were overjoyed, to say the least.
Learn Digital@Wesley – A golden opportunity
A new initiative for seniors to pick up digital skills has been launched at Wesley Methodist Church. Learn Digital@Wesley (LDW) is an initiative of Wesley Communications in collaboration with Wesley Glowing Years Ministry (WGYM).
Celebrating God’s design for marriage and family at CAC’s Loving Families Carnival 2023
The Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) May Day event has traditionally been a platform for special topical discussions and training, but this year, May Day took on a different purpose. When CAC President, Rev Dr Goh Nai Lat called for a meeting with the chairpersons of CAC Boards to discuss an all-of-CAC response to the changes in the law last year, it was clear that the family had to be at the centre of CAC’s response.
Change is more than a feeling or an intent
The final exam of a counselling course I teach involves my students analysing and proposing a plan of action for a hypothetical case. In addition to writing an essay to demonstrate their analytical skills, they do a role play.