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!
In a recent Straits Time article dated 5th of March, DPM Teo Chee Hean highlighted the value of water and how water is critical to the survival and independence of Singapore. The price of water will rise by 30 per cent in two phases from July 1, and the hike...
SMRT was fined $400,000 over an accident in which two trainees died. The district judge who meted out the punishment said that the mistakes SMRT committed were “fundamental and serious.” They did not only fail to follow the safety procedures, the judge added that “a completely different and clearly unsafe...
Every Christian must learn how to share his/her testimony of salvation, that is, how he/she became a Christian. God can use your sharing to lead or attract someone to Christ. The length of your testimony should not be more than 3 minutes long (about 500 words) when read out at...
The recent fatal incident that happened in the Singapore Botanical Garden was something not everyone had anticipated. To the family of the victims, this is nothing short of a pure tragedy. Who would have known that a fun, relaxing family picnic would turn into a nightmare, resulting in 2 children...
Matthew 9:35-3: “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he...
As a small nation, Singapore needs to maintain good relationships with countries both near and distant. This is important for the survival and prosperity of people who live here. Maintaining relations, however, is not a straightforward matter. In 1994, American teenager Michael Fay was caned for vandalism despite pressure from...
The Lunar Chinese New Year celebrates the start of a new farming year. Chinese would pray for blessings, for a good harvest. But whom does God bless? The passage commonly known as the Beatitudes (Matt 5:3-10) explains: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven....
Last week, I had lunch with some pastors at an Indian restaurant. After the meal, one of the elderly pastors gave each of us a book and a pack of Indian crackers he bought from the restaurant. As he was giving out the books, I also saw a stack of...
In the recent Watch Night Service, many young people went up to the pulpit to share thanksgiving items. From their sharings, you can know a little more about the thoughts of children. The needs of children may seem to be of no cause for concern. The fact is that they...
Joshua 24:14-16: “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether...