Which has been your most memorable Aldersgate celebration in Singapore? Was it the first time the Singaporean Methodist community came together to commemorate the “strangely-warmed” experience of Methodism’s founder John Wesley, in 2002? Or in 2003, when Aldersgate celebrations had to be downsized due to the SARS epidemic in…
“Once upon a time, there was a dream….a dream in which churches in Singapore and Asia actively pursued music excellence in the worship life of the church. In this dream, musicians of the Church could draw upon both their Asian heritage and European musical styles through which to express their…
The fourth – and penultimate – round of conversations of the international dialogue between Baptists and Methodists took place from 1-8 Feb 2017 at Runaway Bay, Jamaica. The overall theme of the five-year dialogue between the Baptist World Alliance and the World Methodist Council is “faith working through love”,…
“God does not present us with salvation in the form of an abstract truth, or a precise definition or a catchy slogan, but as story.” – from Eugene Peterson’s introduction to the book of Exodus Storytelling is a fundamental tool for Christian living. Half of the Bible is written…
About 2,000 years ago on Easter, as Jesus was resurrected after taking His place on the cross to die for the sins of the world, He ransomed humanity not just from the wages of sin but also took away the sting of Death itself. Christ’s work at Calvary and His…
A few years ago, an intriguing programme was aired on the BBC radio channel. It was about an “atheist church” in London called the “Sunday Assembly”, which was led by two stand-up comedians. One commentator opined that the Sunday Assembly’s proceedings were too frivolous for his liking. In contrast, he…
Building the Body – through spiritual training “Every athlete exercises self-control in all things,” noted the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:25. The sportspersons among us can attest to this – regular training, proper nourishment, and good technique are mainstays of any athletic training programme, allowing them to build the…
Would you pay $1,000 for a bundle of firewood? In 2015, a video clip titled ‘Maker Series: Artisanal Firewood’ began making the rounds on social media. It profiled Smoke & Flame, “a Vancouver artisanal firewood company that is selling bundles of kindling for $1,000”. The video shows the firewood…
New Presidents have been elected for the Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) and Emmanuel Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC), while Trinity Annual Conference (TRAC) has re-elected its incumbent President for the next quadrennium, at their respective 41st Sessions in November 2016. The CAC’s new President is the Rev Dr Gregory Goh Nai…
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