Pastoral Letters are weekly communications from our church pastor to the congregation. They are mostly original reflections on the Word of God in response to church events or current affairs, local or beyond, with the primary intent to exhort Christians to live rightly before God in the real world. Short bibliographies are sometimes featured towards the same end.
We pray that these writings will be a great blessing to you!
A leader of City Harvest Church, Chew Eng Han, was sentenced to jail for 3 years and 4 months for criminal breach of trust. Several days ago, he tried to flee to Malaysia to escape jail. What led him to do that? For certain, the thought of being imprisoned for...
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat gave his speech regarding Budget 2018. One of the goodies is that Singaporeans aged 21 and above this year will get a one-off bonus of up to $300 each. A highlight of his speech is also the announcement that GST will be increased from the...
In the few days before the Lunar Chinese New Year, the market was already packed with people early in the morning. In the evening supermarkets were overcrowded with people who came to buy goods in preparation for the coming new year. Big and small provision shops were also more crowded...
1 Peter 3:15 “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” The apostle Peter instructs us that we must be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the...
In the face of false teachers and false teachings, Jude urges us in 1:20-21: But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to...
There are times when we need to be alone. But if you are often alone and do not enjoy the company of not just friends, but Christian friends, it is not healthy. In fact, you are doing yourself hurt. Every Christian needs to constantly fellowship with Christians. Jewish Christians some...
In any race, be it a marathon or a 100-meter sprint, athletes have only one focus. Their focus is neither on supporters who cheer for them, nor on the beautiful scenery along the route. They focus on crossing the finishing line in the fastest possible time. All it takes is...
Psalm 89:1-2 “I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever, with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.” Many years ago, my wife and I visited the Yellowstone...
Jesus told a parable about a master giving to three servants five bags, two bags, and one bag of gold respectively. Each of these servants did something with the gold: the first and the second did some business and made 100% profit where they gained another five and two bags...
After years of sinning against God, Israel’s sins finally caught up with her: the superpower, the King of Babylon destroyed Israel. Many, including the teenagers, Daniel and his three friends, were deported to Babylon to serve the king. In preparation, Daniel and his three friends had to undergo training. One...