I was probably 13 or 14 years old when I first heard the Beatles song, “When I am sixty-four.” I wondered then, likely with a chill down my spine, what would it be like losing my hair, and if people would still love me when I am sixty-four. Having seen many “old” people being mistreated...
By Sheila Teh Today is Father’s Day. Coming a month after the Mother’s Day celebration, Father’s Day seems almost like an afterthought. It was a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909 that inspired American woman Sonora Smart Dodd to campaign for a day in honour of fathers, particularly her father who raised her and her siblings...
By John Goh, Creative and Communication Ministry Since the MCO began on March 18, the FBC video production team has been working tirelessly to bring online Sunday services to your home. Some of you may wonder what happens behind the scene and who are the people involved in the production. The online Sunday service is...
By Sheilah Teh Long before Mother’s Day, zooms in on the second Sunday of May each year, the Sunday School (SS) Ministry teachers will start to put on their thinking caps on what activities and crafts to plan in conjunction with this day. Plans for Mother’s Day got “locked up” literally this year when the...
By Pastor Joash Chan During the MCO period, I’ve had to return to the church to collect some items for work. The experience was so weird to me, as I’m not used to the silence. Working in church for the past 3 years, there has always been sounds & noises, even during the weekdays. At...
By Joy Apacible A common sentiment among Sunday school teachers is that “raising up kids God’s way” seems to have been delegated to them. Often, parents don’t intend to do so, but the demands on parents in the last decade have significantly increased that they’re getting all the help they can. Not only are lifestyles...
By Parimalam We have just celebrated Easter, remembering the resurrection of Jesus Christ and rejoicing that he is risen. Yet more important are the days post resurrection and Jesus’ words to his followers. Some of his words were “As the father has sent me, I also send you (John 20:21). Go into all the world...
Because of the finished work of Christ on the cross, you and I have unmediated access to God. His sacrifice was enough to end all sacrifices! Let us trust in Jesus as our only hope and long for his return!
