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Pentecost: God’s answer to communication problem
Painting of Pentecost Day by Joseph Ignaz Mildorfer. Used with permission PENTECOST reveals God’s answer to the problem of communication. We may be naturally wired for fellowship with each other, and even with God, yet we often get our wires crossed. As urbanised people, we now live within the matrix of information technology that promises […]
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Tsunami: New hymns respond to need for healing
NASHVILLE — In the aftermath of one of the world’s deadliest natural disasters, complexities abound. How will we help care for the injured and orphaned? Assist in burying the dead? Bring food and healing and hope to survivors in the 12 countries touching the Indian Ocean, where more than 150,000 people have died and many […]
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BE WISE
PART 13 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATIONS ON ‘WISDOM TO LIVE BY: REFLECTIONS ON AN ANCIENT TEXT’ Ecclesiastes 7:15-8:1 THIS passage begins with one of the most puzzling enigmas of life. In verses 15-18 the Preacher describes some of the injustices that he has observed in this world plagued by human sinfulness. The righteous, the […]
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The Christian presence in Iraq
Christianity there dates back to 1st century IRAQ – until the last century known as Mesopotamia, the land “between two rivers” – is generally considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But the fact that there has been a sizeable Christian community in that country is not well known. Neither is the fact that Christianity […]
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The Appeal That Was Never Made
(Read: Matthew 26:53) I NEED a crucifiable God One who will bleed and die I need Him to be flesh and blood Only THEN will He be mine. Contracted, constricted, limited. Suffering in agony, Word made flesh, sharing tearing, searing pain – Nailed and immovable, Love revealed, displayed In REALITY. Incarnate Lord Remaining there: Arms outstretched […]
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Light of the world
CANDLES have been used in Christian worship since ancient times. At first this was done – before the advent of electric lights – to provide the light necessary for readings. However, candles have come to have symbolic value. Since biblical times, a burning flame – and light in any form – has signified […]
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THE SEASON OF ADVENT
THE Church Year begins with Advent, a season of preparation for the Lord’s coming. The season consists of the four Sundays before Christmas, either the last Sunday of November or the first Sunday of December, concluding with Christmas Eve. Similar to Lent, which leads up to Easter, Advent can be a season of prayer […]
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A tradition and a source of strength
Members, lay workers, woman missionaries and missionary children at the first (Malaysia) Annual Conference held from Feb 21-27, 1902. – Methodist Church Archives picture. LOCAL AND ANNUAL CONFERENCES Conferences represent foundation of Methodist governance THE season for the holding of Local and Annual Conferences in our Methodist Church year is on us. Following the […]
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SEASON OF KINGDOMTIDE
ACCORDING to Luke 13:18, the Kingdom of God is like a tree. We are reminded to plant our roots deep into the heart of God’s sustaining Presence and Word. Simultaneously, we stretch out our arms in hospitality to the world. The Methodist Church in Singapore divides the period between Pentecost Sunday and Advent into two […]
