The Best Gift Ever
By Not Known Gifts are a regular part of our Christmas tradition. Every Christmas, we try to look for the perfect gift and often, we also like to receive good gifts. Children give parents their wish list in order to get the gifts they dreamed of. Adults also have their wish list although most are too shy to share them. I have a friend who…
From Poverty And Prosperity To Being Good Stewards
By Not Known Most of us have heard of the Prosperity Gospel which focuses on the rewards of the righteous. Champions of this belief feel that it is their right to be given, found and open to them as they ask, seek and knock. There is really no need to wear oneself out to get rich because,…
A New Generation Of Workers
By Not Known As we approach our AGM in two Saturdays’ time, we will read many reports of ministries and activities. Each must be planned, prepared for, prayed over and executed by people. Over the years there will be many activities, requiring people with different skills, gifting and experience. The bigger the projects, the more people with a greater variety of…
Change We Can Believe In?
By Not Known Not too long ago, Barack Obama captured the imagination of the world with his campaign slogan, “Change we can believe in.” It gave new hope to the American people as well as the rest of the world. So, have we seen change? Or are we back to square one after several years? I suppose in many ways, the USA has changed but not in ways…
Making Good Promises
By Not Known We are bombarded daily with all kinds of “promises” visually and in words – in advertisements, on the menu card, from sales speeches, et cetera. When we are careful to listen or read the fine print, much of what is promised amounts to “hot air”. Some of the terms and conditions are simply onerous on the customers. Even hawker…
Family Values
By Not Known On 30 July, the first-ever official Singapore family pledge was unveiled. It was to encourage individuals to reaffirm their commitment to their loved ones. It was about the family being the foundation of society. As such, everyone has a part to play in nurturing family ties. This is an important milestone for a maturing society, a society…
Children: Our God-Given Responsibility
The Gospel In Action
By Not Known At its heart, the Bible is about relationships: how God relates with us (the vertical relationship), and how we relate to each other (the horizontal relationship). In fact, Jesus reminds us in John 13:34-35, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my…
When Love [never] Fails…
By Not Known When love fails, tempers flare, hurtful words fly, fist-fights and abuses ravage our relationships… husband and wife estranged from each other over painful years… face-offs between parents and children leave another generation broken… bosom friends become sworn enemies… When love fails, so do joy, peace, patience, kindness,…
The Transforming Power Of The Gospel
By Not Known God has not only predestined all believers to be conformed to the image of His Son (Rom 8:29), He also commanded us to be transformed into that image (Rom 12:2). To be transformed into Christ’s image means to be holy as God is holy (1 Pet 1:14-16). It entails much more than a change in our outward behaviour, involving a deep penetrating work…