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IN DECEMBER 1945, Muhammad Ali and his brothers of the al-Samman clan accidentally discovered a collection of ancient documents at Jabal al-Tarif, a spot near Nag Hammadi, a village in northern Egypt. They found a storage jar containing 12 leather-bound books (codices) and eight leaves removed from the thirteenth book. With the family of Muhammad […]

A FAMOUS minister was scheduled to preach at a small church out in the country. When that Sunday came, every seat in the sanctuary was filled, and a crowd was standing outside. As the church was a small one, it didn’t have a PA system. So just before the preacher was about to begin his […]

FLEMMING ROSE just doesn’t get it. Flemming Rose is the Culture Editor of the Danish Jyllands-Posten newspaper that printed 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on Sept 30, 2005. As I write this, Rose has crazy plans to even things up by printing caricatures of Jesus. That will calm people down for sure, especially as […]

BLOGGING is a common phenomenon among those who have utilised the Internet frequently. A blog is a shortened form for “weblog”. This word has been broken into the phrase “we blog”. A blog is an online publication of numerous posts of individuals and groups who write about their daily experiences and views that would be […]

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” WHEN one thinks of Christmas what often comes to mind are the tender and innocent images of the baby Jesus […]

YOM KIPPUR, or the Day of Atonement, falls on the 10th day of Tishri. This year, the sacred day begins on the evening of Oct 12. It signals the release of the human being from the past. On this day both the individual and community will receive pardon regardless of the past mistakes or errors. […]

“ …since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.” — 1 Cor. 14:12b THE key to understanding the purpose of the gifts and the purpose of the gift of speaking, according to Paul, is to build up God’s people. It is to bring that which had […]

SOME time ago, I was called to a hospital where a young member of my church had just passed away unexpectedly. In a room filled with grieving family members and friends, I prayed for peace and comfort. But outside in the corridor, I was approached by one of the friends, a member of another Methodist church. […]

In a monthly newsletter to parents, ACS (International) Principal John Barrett discusses, among other topics, education, grades and school facilities, and lists what the school offers. A FREQUENT criticism of “education”, not only in Singapore but also in the United Kingdom, is that the focus is too much on examination results. The advent of league […]

IN THE last issue, I discussed the need for Christians to take God seriously and to integrate their faith with the knowledge gained in the university. Here, I address two issues: First, what integration of faith and learning means, and second, what are some of the practical measures we can do. What does it mean […]

Church can help and God must be the focus THE Methodist Church in Singapore views gambling “as a form of bondage and social sickness motivated by greed and covetousness. It is also a menace to society as it compromises the best interests of moral, social, economic and spiritual life of the community” (Social Principles, The […]

WHY so many questions? You don’t need to know so much, just know God. Will answering all these questions strengthen your faith? Some questions just cannot be answered!” These were some of the common responses given when I first started my Christian walk. I was divided – torn between the questions in my minds and […]