by Dr Roland Chia | Jun 1, 2020 | Credo
June 2020 Credo For some time now I have been receiving emails in which the senders use the word “Blessings” as the valediction. These emails are mostly from Christians, although some of my Muslim friends also sign off their messages in this way. Indeed, words like...
by Dr Yee Chin Hong | May 18, 2020 | Credo
May 2020 Credo Abiding in Christ is a familiar theme to Christians. Jesus tells his disciples in John 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” Interpreters...
by Dr Roland Chia | May 4, 2020 | Credo
May 2020 Credo “It takes a village to raise a child.” This African proverb, the origin of which remains a mystery, has become widely known and loved. Its broad appeal is no doubt due to the fact that it rings true, that is, it conveys an earthy wisdom that...
by Dr Kris Chong | Apr 20, 2020 | Credo
April 2020 Credo Since the late 1880s, interaction between cinema and the church has been both colorful and engaging. In the last ninety years, the church’s reception of film has shifted from hostility and rejection to acceptance. Today, the use of films as resources...
by Dr Roland Chia | Apr 6, 2020 | Credo
April 2020 Credo “In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” (Jn 16:33) February 2020 marked the fifth anniversary of the brutal murder of 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians by Daesh or ISIS in Libya. It is difficult to forget the...
by Dr Roland Chia | Mar 16, 2020 | Credo
March 2020 Credo In arguably one of their most iconic songs, the folk rock group of the 1970s, Crosby, Stills and Nash, offers this perennially sound advice: “Teach your children well, / Their father’s hell did slowly go by.” From an infinitely more authoritative...
