Not a Performance
By Not Known As Christians the highlight of our week is corporate worship. So many people put so much time and effort into preparing for our services. The worship leader has to prepare his/her prayers as well as the transitional statements. They have to dress up for the occasion, and also be in the right frame of mind. So does the preacher who slogs at the Bible passage…
I Promise
By Not Known Promises are made every day by many people in many places and on various occasions. Couples promise to marry and stay faithfully married till death separates them. Contractors promise their clients to deliver what they have been contracted to do on time. Children promise their parents never to misbehave again. But we know all too well that many have made…
Another Gospel?
By Not Known Paul reserved some of his strongest language used in the Bible for his Letter to the Galatians: But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a Gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned (1:8). Then repeating in 1:9: If anybody is preaching to you a Gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally…
Faith and Experience
By Not Known Some people claim Rene Descartes’ words, “I think therefore I am” to prove their existence. Others reiterate “I feel therefore I am” to affirm that feelings are just as important. We need thinkers as much as we need to be emotionally stable to function well. Some would assert that we must always be balanced in order…
Telling Your Story
By Not Known Each of us has a story to tell. Scripture informs us that our story is one of transformation; from old to new, from darkness into light, and from death to life. It is a story of who we were before we ‘met’ Christ, and of our journey that led us to Him. Even now, the story continues of who we are in Him. What a great story it is! Paul, in an effort…
Appreciating Multicultural Diversity
By Not Known During his National Day Rally speech, our Prime Minister urged Singaporeans and newcomers to work at integration, saying “We may be a small island but we cannot be small minded…we must also be a caring, generous and decent people.” He also urged us to have a heart for our fellow human beings. Migrants flow in every direction these…
By Not Known Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, How excited I am to be writing this message to all of you! I feel blessed that God has called me here to minister to and alongside so many wonderful people! My faith journey has molded the person I am today. I believed in Christ since my childhood, possibly starting from the influence of being in a Presbyterian…
I Surrender
By Not Known It is not glorious to surrender! In a warring context, to surrender means subjection to hostile forces. In a sporting contest, to ‘surrender’ means losing to a better competitor. In a relational conflict, to ‘surrender’ means admitting to an error of sorts. These moments make one feel disarmed, disenfranchised, or even disgraced by a…
Faithful Leaders
By Not Known There are good leaders and there are leaders who lead followers astray. Good leaders lead from the inside. Leaders who lead others astray lead from the outside: leading by their performances, driven by their achievements and celebrating only their own successes. Good leaders, on the other hand, keep their followers away from envies and jealousies:…
Imperfect Models All
By Not Known When we read about Abraham we think of him as a Biblical super-hero – a man of tremendous faith who left his homeland to venture into the complete unknown, simply because God said so. He also demonstrated great obedience ― when God tested Abraham by telling him to sacrifice his only son Isaac, Abraham promptly set out the very next morning.…