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The Forum on Religious Harmony, organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), was held on the afternoon of 3 July 2018 at Furama RiverFront Hotel. This was not long after an evangelism conference in Singapore during which an American preacher had made statements that were deemed to create a “Christian-Muslim divide in Singapore”.1 The […]

“In books lies the soul of the whole Past Time; the articulate audible voice of the Past, when the body and the material substance of it has altogether vanished like a dream. […] All that mankind has done, thought, gained or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.” Thomas […]

As the yearly keynote event of The Methodist Church in Singapore, Aldersgate SG regularly brings the Methodist family together to celebrate the values of compassion and discipline in our rich Wesleyan heritage, and to inspire us anew to serve God through social action, evangelism, and discipleship wherever we are. This year’s Aldersgate SG, comprising a […]

Having doubts and questions about one’s faith is not a sign that one is not a true believer. After all, even Jesus’ disciples themselves still harboured doubts even after witnessing first-hand the miracles of Christ. As believers, we owe it to ourselves to take much effort to know the truth about what we believe. That […]

“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you.” (Isaiah 46:4, NIV) What are the responsibilities of the Church in an ageing population? It is undeniable that a ‘silver tsunami’[1] is rising in Singapore. By 2030, the number of seniors aged 65 and above is projected to […]

In a written decision handed down on 6 March 2018, the Judicial Council of The Methodist Church in Singapore affirmed the ruling of the President of Trinity Annual Conference, that a retired pastor who is re-engaged into active service under ¶554A of The Book of Discipline (BOD) is considered a minister in full connection. – Pursuant to BOD ¶713

When Jesus died on the cross some 2,000 years ago and thereafter paid for the sins of man past, present, and future, He removed the sting of death that has so plagued mankind since the Fall. However, the pain of losing a loved one is still ever present, even as we know that they have […]

The taking of ‘selfies’, and the subsequent display of our beaming faces on social media, has taken the world by storm in recent years. We unabashedly pose, often with cheerful smiles, even if we do not feel cheerful at the moment. When reviewing the photos taken, we invariably focus first on how we look, sometimes […]

Seven years ago, Changi Methodist Church (Changi MC) sensed God’s call to plant a preaching point in Punggol. Although we did not then have a location, we responded in faith, and the years since have been spent ‘tilling the field’ in Punggol – persevering service by members of the Punggol Preaching Point (PPP) Committee, volunteers […]

We all want to love and be loved; to be needed, and for women, to be the perfect fit for someone. That’s not wrong; it is the way God made us. Men know deep within that “…it is not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18, New Life Version). Women want to meet someone […]

The church-school partnership is a cornerstone for the work that the Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF) does. As the MSF aids the Methodist schools, it is done so in the spirit and with the support of the Methodist churches, and serves as an extension of Christian service to touch the lives of children in these schools. […]

At the beginning of the 19th century, the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley declared that obedience is the “bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth, “for it makes slaves of men, and of the human frame a mechanised automation.” A child of the European Enlightenment, Shelley waxed eloquent in echoing the disdain of many of […]