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Dallas man produces Bible by hand
DALLAS – The embodiment of James Pepper’s life during the past 18 years is spread out over the floor and tables of his apartment and in a special room set aside for him at Highland Park United Methodist Church, where he attends and volunteers. Since 1987, Mr Pepper, an investment manager, has painstakingly copied […]
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The spirit of Pentecost: To care and share
THE season of Pentecost reminds us that the fruit of a conversion to a life of faith in Jesus Christ is a community of love. We see this in the account of Pentecost as recorded in Acts Chapter 2:42-47. About 3,000 people who heard Peter’s message and believed him were led into a new lifestyle: […]
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Missions: What you CAN do to help
IN “MISSIONS”, a “CAN” refers to a “Creative Access Nation”. Some nations do NOT permit entry to Christian missionaries. But Christ has commanded us to take the Gospel to every nation – even the “closed” ones. So we must think of creative ways to gain access to these nations. That is why we call them […]
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Seeing light at a traffic junction
RECENTLY, while visiting friends in a neighbouring country, we took time to drink coffee at an open café located on the top of a six-storey building. This building stood at a busy intersection of two major roads. There were buses, cars, bicycles and motorcycles pouring in from all directions into this road junction with […]
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OH, SUSANNA! Our Methodist movement’s ‘uppity’ matriarch
WHAT kind of a Christian woman would: ■ LEAVE her father’s church as a teenager and join up with the tradition that once persecuted him? ■ RISK her marriage by refusing to give in to her husband in a political quarrel? ■ DISOBEY her husband – and church law – by holding “irregular” prayer […]
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Headstone of wartime doctor preserved at Garden of Remembrance
‘The Garden of Remembrance fulfilled all my hopes as a beautiful and dignified home for my father’s memorial site.’ — Dr Nigel Stanley in an e-mail to Methodist Message. THE headstone of a well-known English doctor who joined a Singapore medical practice in 1929 and the Malayan Medical Service three years later and was killed by […]
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TRAC helping to build 100 houses for Sri Lankan tsunami victims
TRINITY Annual Conference (TRAC) of The Methodist Church in Singapore is partnering The Methodist Church in Sri Lanka (MCSL) to build 100 new houses in the Batticaloa district of East Sri Lanka for those affected by the devastating tsunami of Dec 26, 2004. Eighty per cent of the total project cost of $1,059,008 comes from […]
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MWS and GC-WSCS holding a two-day conference on addiction in June
Equipping Christians to help those with addiction problems A GROUP of professionals working with groups addressing addiction concerns and issues will share their experiences and offer their expert advice at “A Christian’s Response to Addiction” conference here next month. They include Dr Munidasa Winslow, Head and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Community Addictions Management Programme (CAMP) […]
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New Russian seminary symbolises UMC vision and service
MOSCOW — Compared to the city’s opulent, historic Orthodox cathedrals and monasteries, the new Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary may appear unassuming. On the contrary, the seminary symbolises the United Methodist Church’s commitment and vision for the spiritual renewal of the former Soviet Union. More than 100 pastors, students and visitors recently attended a day-long […]
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Liberia’s new President, a Methodist, vows to work for change
MONROVIA (Liberia) — Ms Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the 23rd President of Liberia, pledged to work for economic stability, create a brighter future for youth and children and empower women. “We will work to change,” she said. The first woman to be elected Head of State in Africa, Ms Johnson-Sirleaf, a Methodist, acknowledged many challenges lie ahead for her […]
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MMS holds training seminars for Thai pastors, lay leaders
LAST month, I visited Thailand where the Methodist Missions Society (MMS) has eight churches or preaching points: • One in Bangkok, • Two in Chiang Mai, • Three north of Chiang Mai among the Lahu people, and • Two around Khon Kaen among the Isaan people (I had never even heard of Khon Kaen […]
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MMS set up to harness resources and channel them into missions
AT THE time of writing this article, I have barely been one month on the job – but already my head is spinning. Everyday, when I come in to work, I discover something new that the Methodist Missions Society (with YOUR help!) is trying to do. I feel like a little child entering a […]
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Celebrating the lives of those whom Jesus came for
A LITTLE boy grew up in a family of five in a one-room rental flat in Toa Payoh. He was brought up by his grandmother while his parents went out to work. They saved enough to support his medical studies. He was grateful to have made it with his average grades. He had become a […]
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The man who gave millions to ACS
OBITUARY: TAN CHIN TUAN (Nov 21, 1908 – Nov 13, 2005) MR TAN CHIN TUAN, an Old Boy of Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) who had become almost iconic for his generosity to his alma mater, died on Nov 13, 2005. In his time, he made a series of donations amounting to more than $10 million for buildings […]
