Opinion

  Winnie with her DISCIPLE group from Wesley MC in Dec 2018 The DISCIPLE Bible Study Programme was developed by a team of pastors and lay persons in the United Methodist Church, and is intended to help Christians engage with the Bible in small groups. It pioneered the use of video in Bible study, which […]

The coronavirus pandemic has brought about unprecedented disruptions to the life and ministry of churches across the globe. This has led churches with access to digital technology to exploit their various offerings in innovative ways, such as conducting Sunday services online. Given the sudden onset of COVID-19, many churches have hitherto taken a pragmatic approach […]

Two of the most special people Bernice [Lee, my wife] and I have gotten to know recently are Abraham and Cheng Yu, who had been called by God to feed the homeless. We were so inspired by their ministry. It may come as a surprise to some of us that there are homeless in Singapore, […]

Bishop Emeritus Dr Robert M Solomon, the Bishop of The Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000–12, has authored more than 20 books. The Sovereign God and the Christian Disciple is his latest one. In the first half of the book, he examines in detail the biblical teachings on God’s sovereign nature: as Creator, Saviour, Shepherd […]

Ps Joey Chen (right) with her husband, Andrew Leong If someone had told me 15 years ago that I’d become a pastor one day, I wouldn’t have believed it. Unlike some of my peers who have always had an idea of their pastoral calling, or others who were on fire for God since their youth, […]

When volunteer activities were suspended and COVID-19 spread, the Sunshine Group gathered at a member’s home before the Circuit Breaker was implemented to record a prayer and music appreciation sessions for the Home’s residents Serving together: The spirit of service and community work that is our Methodist heritage For over 30 years, the Sunshine Group […]

In his letter to Titus his protégé, the Apostle Paul exhorts the young pastor to “Teach what befits sound doctrine” (Titus 2:1). Orthodoxy (right belief) is important for the Christian faith because Christians believe that God has revealed something about Himself and His purposes for the world in Scripture. However, even a cursory reading of […]

“We are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental.” —Pope Francis, Laudato Si, 139. Two weeks ago, I sent my friend her favourite fruit shakes via a delivery service and requested that the delivery person hang the package […]

Last September, my wife and I visited for the first time the famous Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Germany, where the greatest Baroque composer, Johann Sabastian Bach (1685–1750), served as Thomaskantor. The Russian Orthodox theologian, Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, himself an accomplished composer, describes Bach as a “universal phenomenon” whose music “transcends confessional boundaries”.1 I have long admired […]

The unbearable pressure your Senior Pastor is under Maybe your church is running worship services this weekend, and you’re not happy about it. Is that really the wisest decision at such a time? Or maybe your church isn’t running services, and you’re not happy about that. What does the Bible say about not giving up […]

Creation Care Stories from Singapore and Malaysia How do we show love and stewardship for God’s creation in one of the world’s most densely built-up cities? God’s Gardeners—“Singapore’s first book on creation care” —is a collection of essays that shows how we can start, no matter what our walk in life might be. The book, […]

“Soundings” is a series of essays that, like the waves of a sonogram, explore issues in society, culture and the church in light of the Gospel and Christian understanding. Christians of every stripe and from all traditions—Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant —have maintained that prayer is absolutely central to the spiritual life of the true believer […]