It has been almost two years since COVID-19 disrupted our lives. It has been a long wait for this virus to leave and let us be! The act of waiting is not an easy task, and may cause anxiety and restlessness. However, waiting is part of life, and can foster patience—to think through what is […]
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2:14 NIV) Here are two short comments on this familiar Christmas verse. The first concerns the more recent English translations of the verse. The NIV translators avoided the traditional translation “peace to mankind”, presumably in […]
Joshua Gnanaruban is the Lay Leader of Seletar Tamil Methodist Church, and chairperson for media, communications and archives committee To me, being a Methodist is to grow in God’s Word, fellowship, discipline, and live an exemplary Christian life with social holiness. B The Bible is the fountain of heavenly wisdom (From John Wesley’s Notes to […]
First-ever meet-and-greet session between a NASA astronaut and Singapore preschoolers Question & Answer Session with Astronaut Nick World Space Week 2021 will no doubt be well-remembered by over 250 K2 students of our five Methodist Preschools at Bedok, Faith, Foochow, Sengkang and Toa Payoh. They had the privileged opportunity to Zoom-meet and interact with National […]
Delegates of the 13th Session of the Methodist Church in Nepal In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Methodist Church in Nepal (MCN) celebrated the many blessed years of God’s faithfulness during the 13th Session of the Nepal Annual Meeting. It demonstrated the resilience and perseverance of the Nepali people—that in adversity, they have […]
Darryl with his family Towards the end of Sep 2021, the government announced that the home recovery programme (HRP) would be the default mode of management for children between the ages of five and 11 who had been diagnosed with COVID-19. I thought about the plight of the many kids with COVID-19, trapped at home […]
The first CCIS in 2004 Victor Ng’s work has been about telling the story of Jesus’ love through large scale projects like the Jesus Film Project and staged productions like Celebrate Christmas in Singapore. But he says acts of service in community outreach efforts is just as important in telling the same story. A conversation […]
SELTMC during the Zoom Bible Quiz that was held on National Day Seletar Tamil Methodist Church (SELTMC) celebrates its 86th anniversary this year. In 2005, the Lord blessed us with a place of worship, St George’s Chapel at Loyang Avenue, where we have been worshipping since then under the leadership of various pastors, and now […]
Beautiful roses sent to us from one of our early trainers, Mrs Wini Grizzle Jesus Christ commanded us to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely […]
Christmas is one of the most popular festive seasons in the world. Christians celebrate it by remembering the coming of the Messiah to save humanity. Others celebrate it for various other reasons like the holidays or the end of the year. Whatever their reasons for celebrating might be, Christmas and the season brings great joy […]
