Get Real
By Not Known One of the most poignant scenes in Acts 2 is when the listeners of Peter’s sermon were described as being “cut to the heart”. They then responded to the apostles: “Brothers, what should we do?” Peter’s reply was: “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins,…” (vv37-38). We are all familiar…
Heart Check
By Not Known (1) that a man’s heart is larger than a woman’s heart? (2) that the younger you are, the faster your heart beats? (3) that the average heart beats 100,000 times, pumping about 2,000 gallons of blood everyday? (4) that if the heart does not pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs, you may feel tired or dizzy? Although the physical…
Hopelifters
By Not Known In a world that is filled with so much hate, sorrow, disappointment and uncertainty, it is so easy to be discouraged, and to feel a sense of utter despair. Where can we find hope and cheer? So often, we have heard of people who claim to be “running on an empty tank” and cannot contribute since they have nothing left. How can we…
Individual Fitness = Overall Strength
By Not Known This year Singapore marks 30 years of “Total Defence” which was initiated to remind us that there are 5 pillars which support Total Defence: military, social, civil, economic and psychological. On the TD logo which is shaped like a hand with 5 fingers, there is a handwritten tagline: “It’s personal. Play your part.” It is a…
Responding To Our Heavenly Father
By Not Known Recently I found an old video of our eldest daughter. She was a year old, sitting on her baby chair, singing “Itsy, bitsy spider climb the water spout.” Watching that clip brought a smile to my face and the realisation that I have been a parent for five years and eight months. Parenthood has been a most rewarding yet terrifying journey,…
Excuse Me, Are You A Christian?
By Not Known “Excuse me, are you a leader?” When somebody inquires of you in this manner, it can mean one of several things: (1) You have exhibited what it takes to be a leader; (2) You are unbecoming of a leader; (3) I’m looking for a leader. Similarly, when people privately ponder about us or publicly probe us about our religious identity, they could also…
GOSPEL PLUS?
By Not Known Like the foolish Galatians, some of us cannot accept the fact that we can gain salvation by just taking God at His word! Believing in Christ Jesus Who died for our sins and rose again from the dead for our salvation just isn’t good enough! Surely it can’t be that simple and that alone — there must be a catch somewhere. Surely there…
Beautiful Feet II
By Not Known They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When I first drove through the south side of Chicago many years ago, I was struck by the ugliness of the place. Boarded-up shops, graffiti-filled walls, overgrown weeds, abandoned playgrounds, wheel-less cars propped up on bricks, etc., were the signs of a neighbourhood that had seen better…
Making Friends For Christ
By Not Known Every church must evangelize or fossilize. Grow or die. Those are the stark options. Some churches may increase in number, but has it been biological growth (children of believers/members), transfer growth (transferring from other churches as they marry or move from one part of Singapore to another) or is it conversion growth (increase in…
Beautiful Feet
By Not Known Paul said in Romans 10:15, “And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent?” This was actually part of a series of rhetorical questions that Paul was posing to the recipients of this letter. For him, there must be some sequence of events prior to anyone coming to the saving knowledge of Christ. One of which is this: how can…