A Philistine am I
I must admit to being a cultural Philistine. Since The Esplanade – Theatres by the Bay opened in Oct 12, 2002, I have never attended any event there. I am generally indifferent to art festivals and...
View ArticleThe Bible in One Year
Triggered by a conversation It has been some years since I went the Bible through in one year. This time I went through the Bible differently. Instead of reading, I listened through the audio Bible....
View ArticleMaking Progress in Stages of Prayer
How do we trace progress in our prayer relationship with God? An author by the name of Mark Thibodeux wrote about The Four Stages of Prayer that may give us a helpful framework to reflect on our...
View ArticlePreaching the first person narrative sermon
The first person narrative sermon is one of the more difficult types of sermon to preach. In this form of preaching, the speaker takes on a character in a narrative and speaks in the first person as...
View ArticleReflection and journaling alternatives
Journaling is not everyone’s cup to tea. However some kind of record of God’s work in our life and what we are experiencing should be kept if we want to grow in discernment and in awareness of...
View ArticleJohn Sung: a manic depressive?
Dr. Alex Tang wrote a fascinating post about the late John Sung a well-known Chinese evangelist and revivalist to South East Asia and China of the 20th Century. I have read John Sung’s biographies by...
View ArticleIncarnation: God made flesh
Christmas is over. I am still meditating on the mystery of the Incarnation. God made flesh. Lived among us. Moved into our neighbourhood as The Message paraphrases it. It fills me with wonder that...
View ArticleHiking Mt Kinabalu at age 11
I was solemnising the marriage of two faithful members of the church when during the course of the dinner, I heard a unique name called out that triggered my memory. It was, “Mao Siang” (spelling...
View ArticlePreaching to Mandarin congregation
I have not preached in the Mandarin service for some years. With the young preachers of the English congregation taking the pulpit regularly as part of their development, I thought it good to deposit...
View ArticleMonday sabbath
I do not keep the sabbath as a law, but I live by the wisdom of sabbath. Christ is my sabbath. In Christ I have entered a spiritual rest from all works and labouring to earn salvation. However there is...
View ArticleEarly train to Busan
I was not keen on visiting the DMZ. Boring, I thought. My wife and I were attracted to an alternative proposal to go to Busan on the 29th October 2017. (Yes this is a belated post of a last year’s...
View ArticleYoung parents discipling children
It was a significant meeting: pastoral team, children’s ministry core leaders, and the young parents. We wanted to share our thoughts about discipling children, the respective roles of the different...
View ArticleServing men from the marketplace
The pastors initiated some pastoral care when we found that a number of men were between jobs. They were mainly professionals in manufacturing, retail, finance and service industries. We formed a...
View ArticleA prayer for City Harvest Church
Our Father, You are gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love. You are upright and all Your ways are just. With our heads bowed down before You, and our hearts broken over Your...
View ArticleWhere do pastors go to after they retire?
Which church do pastors go to after they retire? There are pastors who are one-church pastors. There are others who have served several churches during the period of their pastoral service. What are...
View ArticleBilly Graham: a Singapore pastor’s tribute
So he was buried yesterday. Billy Graham went home to glory at the great old age of 99. I remembered the National Stadium in 1978. I was trained to be a counsellor. One of thousands who were instructed...
View ArticlePREACHING SYMPOSIUM @ TTC
The preaching symposium was held on 8,9 March 2018 in celebration of Trinity Theological College’s 70th anniversary. It was one of many other events to be held. I saw the publicity information, the...
View ArticleRick Seaward: a man sent by God
I did not have an opportunity to know Pastor Rick Seaward personally. I was surprised that his sudden death from a car accident put me in a pensive mood. When I saw the Facebook image with the...
View ArticleOSAKA-KYOTO FREE & EASY PART 1
Before the trip my main concern was the weather. How cold would it be? I was afraid I would be ill equipped to cope with cold weather. I prefer hot weather to cold. To be safe, I packed in three...
View ArticleOsaka & Kyoto Free & Easy (part 2)
Saturday, 17th March 2018 – Miyama Folk Village Strangely I awoke early and my wife and I went for a crisp, cold morning walk over the bridge, leisurely taking in the sights and taking photos of the...
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