Faithful Remembering

Credo 6 November 2023   For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labour to me. Yet which I choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is...

Hamas-Israel War: A Clarion Call for Moral Clarity

Pulse 3 November 2023 Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream (Amos 5:24) On 7 October this year, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel by firing rockets, invading Israeli towns and army bases, taking...

2023 WHAT IS MAN?

On 24 September 2022, the Ethos Institute for Public Christianity held a conference on the theme ‘What Is Man?’ This conference was organised together with eight theological seminaries in Singapore. It addresses a question that was posed by the ancient psalmist but...

Spiritual Pursuits and the Deception of the Ego

Credo 16 October 2023 The social, emotional, and psychological challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years have led many to seek solace and reprieve through spiritual practices. The previously not-so-spiritual people suddenly found spiritual...

为了共善

2023年10月9日 《为了共善 》   依我看来,新加坡卫理公会(Methodist Church in Singapore)最显着的特点之一是她的社会原则 (social principles)的管理。这些原则牢牢扎根于圣经的教导中,并与教会的社会教导相协调,这可以追溯到第五世纪奥古斯丁的著作。 它们不仅提供了基督教对人类社会该如何有序的愿景,而且还描述了教会和每个信徒的责任。此外,它们强调基督徒不仅要寻求彼此的福祉,也要寻求社会每一员的福祉──无论他们的种族或信仰如何。...