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!
Several weeks ago, a Chinese newspaper reported that at a harbour in a neighbouring country, a cargo containing 5000 bibles in the Malay language was retained in the year 2009. The authorities continued to retain the bibles despite that the Prime Minister of that country ordered them to be released....
The tsunami that struck Japan, Sendai, killed thousands. Many were swept away by the tsunami. One such family among several, however, managed to escape. The wife recalled her husband shouting from outside: “Get out of here now!” She gathered her children—aged two to six—and fled in her car to higher...
Jesus’ disciples asked once asked when He will be come again to this world. He told them: For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginnings of the birth pains.” (Matt 24:7-8). He...
Just not too long ago a Christian brother shared with me about how he almost lost his loved one. The experience for him was, I think, traumatic. It was traumatic not because that loved one almost died (we will all die one day) but that this loved one could have...
Just recently, a brother in the Lord fell seriously ill. I was very encouraged by the love and concern shown by many in the church. The love and concern demonstrated was spontaneous and I think it was a natural outflow of the love and life of God. Many prayed, visited...
There was a big rush at Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple on Wednesday night as devotees rushed to place their joss sticks in the large god of fortune urn on the temple’s main stage. They hoped to be the first to offer their joss sticks immediately after the clock strikes...
Just recently, a particular company ruled that no employee will be allowed to take medical leave during the Chinese Lunar New Year. Should any not comply with this ruling, they will be penalised with four demerit points. The converse is also true: Should anyone not take leave, they will be...
Just half an hour after the stroke of the New Year, a bomb exploded in a church in the city of Alexandria, Egypt which was holding her church service. Twenty-one persons died while 79 others were injured. It was the worst attack in a decade compared to the past which...
Many of us rely a lot on handphones. Besides using it to keep in touch with people, some also use it to play games, watch videos, as a calculator, keep appointments, etc. Some also use it as an alarm clock to wake them up for work. The handphone has become...
Those who have tried to teach a child how to do something might have experienced this. Before you have finished what you want to tell him, he tells you: “I know! I know!” When he, however, performs that task, he is unable to do what you want. The problem was...