Covid-19 and the ‘Health-and-Wealth Gospel’

March 2020 Credo Covid-19 has been a cause of fear for many people recently. News of church members being infected have been reported in the headlines. On the other hand, messages of some pastors claiming that ‘No virus can come near you’ have gone viral in social...

“Incarnational” Evangelism

February 2020 Credo For some Christians, evangelism has to do with distributing gospel tracts at an MRT station or some other public place. For others, Christians evangelise by collaboratively organising huge gospel rallies—such as the Billy Graham Crusade of 1978 or...

Forced Exit

January 2020 Credo In 2008, Khaw Boon Wan, who was then Minister for Health, made a number of cryptic statements to the local press about the possible legalisation of euthanasia in Singapore. Responding to the minister’s veiled suggestion with enthusiasm, the Straits...

The Temptations of Aging

December 2019 Credo One can start well in a race, but things can go wrong along the way, so much so that he may not even end the race. Or he may end badly. It was perhaps with this in mind that renowned Bible teacher Dr Harry Ironside was once heard praying,...