Last year, a course mate who is at least 20 years older than myself talked about his masturbation and porn obsession in video calls and text messages to me. He even told me to masturbate, which made me even more uncomfortable.
I recently found out that my Christian friend’s marriage has been on the rocks. His wife is abusive, both physically and verbally, and my friend has decided he’s had enough and wants a divorce.
There can be no doubt that in the past few decades, great strides have been made in increasing the overall public awareness of mental health issues such as dementia. This is in no small measure due to the efforts of governments, non-government organisations and advocacy groups.
Have sudden changes in the behaviour of someone you are close to left you feeling bewildered, frustrated or angry? This new book by Rev Dr Leow Wen Pin, Yet I Will Not Forget You: Nurturing a Dementia-Inclusive Church, might be able to help you recognise dementia.
Across Methodist churches, our church choirs are either ageing or getting smaller. As a choir director, I have struggled with an “existential crisis”.
My mum has been a single parent since I was young. My sibling and I left to study abroad and thereafter returned to Singapore to work.
America and Israel’s war with Iran has caused excitement among some evangelical Christians for all the wrong reasons. The conflict has led them to believe that biblical end-time prophecies are being fulfilled right before their eyes.
Wars in the Middle East often see a spike in apocalyptic fever, particularly when the conflicts involve Israel. In popular understanding of “the end times”, Christ will return after the cataclysmic battle of Armageddon between an unbelieving world and Israel.
What is the purpose of the Methodist Missions Society? Why can’t Methodist churches independently send their own members as missionaries? Is there a need for a denominational missions agency when other missions agencies in Singapore faithfully send out missionaries?
