Bishop’s Message

Each of us has received a gift or “grace” from God. (The word gift is related to the Greek word for grace.) Just as 1 Peter 4:70 says: “As each has received … God’s varied grace.” We can serve in many varied ways because each of us has received varied gifts or graces. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. (1 Peter 4:10 ESV)

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. (1 John 4:21) This is one of the many verses of Scripture that John Wesley quoted in an article he wrote entitled "The Character of a Methodist".

Here’s an old Irish blessing that I remind myself of at the start of every new year. May you have the hindsight to know where you have been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you are going too far.

She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

“Make mental health and well-being for all a global priority.” This is the slogan adopted by the World Health Organization for this year’s World Mental Health Day (10 October 2022).

The Bible book Ezra-Nehemiah describes three priorities in the development of the community after the ravages of war had left Jerusalem in ruin for 70 years. Referring to Ezra-Nehemiah as a single book, following the custom of the Hebrew Bible (unlike the Christian tradition which counts Ezra and Nehemiah as two separate books), the ancient Hebrew scribes (scholars call them Masoretes) included notes at the end of every Bible book, summarising the total number of verses in every book and indicating which verse marked the book’s mid-point.

Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the LORD. While Jezebel was killing off the LORD’s prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and…

Singapore celebrates Youth Day every July! The Bible in Ecclesiastes 12:1 (NIV) addresses our youth. Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, ‘I find no pleasure in them’. I recently shared two points about this Bible verse to the […]

Psalm 104 is one of the most extended meditations on Creation Care in the Bible. The Psalmist praises God for both creating, and caring for the many, many different created beings in our world. The long list includes the heavens, the clouds, wind, lightning, the earth, the seas, the mountains (verses 2-9), valleys, springs, wild […]

But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. (Luke 10:33) “I felt my heart strangely warmed.” In the month of May, Methodists celebrate this heart-warming experience of their founder John Wesley which took place on the evening of 24 May 1738 during a Bible […]

And we know that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV) 1 “Don’t have a good day—have a great day!” This is how the lead character in the 2021 movie Free Guy greets […]

May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone who sets their heart on seeking God – the LORD, the God of their ancestors– even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary. (2 Chronicles 30:18-19 NIV) 2 Chronicles 30:18-20 records a time when “most of the many people”, from non-Jewish families, […]