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I’d like to highlight some statistics on the numbers of cases of suicide among the youth in Singapore. There were 30 recorded suicides last year among those aged 10 to 19—the highest figure in 29 years of documentation by the Samaritans of Singapore. There are signs that the figures for 2021 could be just as […]

Matthew Visuvasan Matthew Visuvasan, 66, was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a debilitating eye condition, in 2012. Matthew, who worked as a teacher’s aide at Anglo-Chinese School (Junior), realised then it was hereditary as his late father had suffered from blindness. Matthew’s vision issues slowly compounded as he became colour blind. He was referred to the […]

Q: Hi, Dr Fung, can you please tell us about Internet addiction from a psychiatrist’s point of view, and also from a Christian perspective? A: We are now living in a digitally enabled world that has greatly affected the way we work, play and worship. This pandemic has made us pivot to online platforms so […]

When tragedy strikes, or when we have to live with broken lives or broken dreams, it can be hard to move forward, stay motivated or want to go on. We may have lost someone close to us or someone we love. We may find ourselves feeling all alone and afraid, or struggling emotionally to deal […]

Bishop Dr Gordon Wong gracing the online event and praying that hearts would be receptive to the teachings for the evening The Aldersgate lectures have become an important component of the Aldersgate SG celebrations. They enable local Methodists as well as attendees from other faiths and denominations to learn more about Methodism and how it […]

Love God by Loving Our Neighbour Clockwise from top left: Rev Dr Niam Kai Huey (Pastor-in-Charge of Sengkang MC); Dr (Mrs) Teo Li Bee (President of GCWSCS); Mr Jeffrey Lim (General Conference Secretary); Rev Stanley Chua (TRAC President); Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai Lat (CAC President); Bishop Dr Gordon Wong; Rev Philip Abraham (ETAC President) […]

This article is extracted from a podcast interview with Bishop Dr Gordon Wong, “Spiritual Leadership”, by The Cathedral Podcast, set up and founded by St Andrew’s Cathedral Singapore, and is published with permission. The full podcast can be found at https://cathedral.org.sg/podcastDistinguishing between spiritual leadership and other forms of leadership In the context of Mark 10:41 […]

Kum Yan Methodist Church’s 103rd anniversary service Kum Yan MC celebrates 103 years In Kum Yan Methodist Church’s (KY) rich heritage of 103 years, I have been here for the most recent three. While I may not have as much to share as those who have been part of much more of KY’s history, I […]

Interfaith dialogue hosted by Covenant Presbyterian Church “In times of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build walls.” —King T’Challa, King of Wakanda. On 27 Jan 2021, it was reported that a 16-year-old Christian had been detained for planning an attack on two mosques in Woodlands. It was intended as a copycat crime […]

A class organised by TRAC BOSM A TRAC BOSM class In December 2020, the Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) Board of Seniors Ministry (BOSM) organised a class to help our seniors handle anxiety. The eight sessions were based on the LifeGuide Bible studies on anxiety by Skip McDonald. After completing the class, participants realised the Bible […]

TRAC WSCS ladies at the Lakeside After nearly a year without physical meetings, 99 TRAC WSCS ladies gathered for a morning of silence and solitude. No, we did not contravene any COVID-19 safety regulations—the ladies met in 15 groups of at most eight persons over two weekends in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Jurong Lake Gardens […]

Zoom screenshot from the online ETAC WSCS Young Women Forum The ETAC WSCS Young Women Forum was held on 27 Feb 2021 via Zoom. It was attended by women between the ages of 26 and 35 from the various ETAC churches and facilitated by women who have been serving in WSCS ministries over the years. […]