When love is not enough
By Not Known A lady was almost ready to convert to Christianity after an outreach service. She asked if becoming a Christian meant giving up her existing faith. The answer was ‘yes’. This stopped her in her tracks and her conversion was delayed. When she did become a Christian her testimony was clear. She cited the first commandment (You shall have no other…
Fast Food
By Not Known Fast food surrounds us in the form of instant mee, curry puffs, kaya toast, pau and such like. It gives a quick ‘fix’ but it rarely satisfies and much of it is nutritional junk. When we rearrange the letters ‘fast’ food becomes ‘fats’ food! There’s another fast food and it is good for us. That’s the fast where…
Eating Leftovers?
By Not Known In some cultures, eating is an art. In other cultures, eating is like medicating the health. Whatever eating means to each culture, it certainly is a common activity for renewing and building relationships. We love eating fresh food rather than leftovers. Nobody serves leftovers to their guests; neither do we like to be served leftovers. The same is true of…
Eat to Live, or Live to Eat?
By Not Known In my childhood memories, there were lots of boasting. We boasted about who had more, whose dad was stronger, who had a better holiday, whose mom’s cooking was more delicious, etc. We boasted simply because we wanted power; we wanted to be better. Even though we knew we were not, we would still try to invent reasons to prove that we were better or more…
What will you eat today?
By Not Known It’s sometimes said that eating is our national hobby. Most of us enjoy choosing and consuming food, know restaurant ratings well and are delighted to give or accept invitations to dine. The Bible has a similarly positive appreciation of food. An initial vegetarian diet was soon replaced by freedom to eat just about everything (Gen 9:3). After Jesus,…
JACOB’S JOURNEY
By Not Known Many of our adult members are the first generation in their families to be Christian. An increasing number of our rising generation were born into a Christian family. They were taught the faith at home and have grown through our various Christian education ministries for infants, children and youth. It’s a wonderful privilege to be raised in a Christian…
The Christmas Bridge
By Not Known The Chinese government has started work on a bridge to link Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau with a 50km siz-lane roadway. It will be the longest bridge ever. Bridges make connections God’s action in sending his Son Jesus into the world can be seen as the greatest act of bridge-building ever undertaken. The result is a connection between heaven and earth –…
MARY CHRISTMAS
By Not Known Christmas can be irritating. If you are travelling or live overseas, it can mean separation from family and loved ones. If you are working or serving in church, it means being busy while others relax. And then there’s the ceaseless pressure to work through ‘to do’ and ‘to buy’ lists. Meanwhile, the seasonal Bible readings and…
Resting or Restless?
By Not Known people sometimes have a passive idea of what it is to be a Christian. Thus faith is seen as a static resting on Christ for salvation and then just plain resting. likewise, baptism can be seen as the end of a journey, rather than a mid-point on a journey that ends with our death. The bible shows us active followers of Jesus. Mary went on to follow her Son from…
THE WAITING
By Not Known Anna wondered whether she could last the distance. Her seven year marriage seemed a lifetime ago and at 84 plus she knew that her days were numbered. Yet she waited with expectation. Every day she went to the temple and worshipped. Her eyes scanned the visitors … would this be the day when the redeemer came? (Lke 2:36-38) Someone else waited. Time was…