30 November 2025 Photo by Ann H: https://www.pexels.com/photo/wooden-letter-blocks-spelling-update-32319624/   CROWNING THE YEAR   “You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Ps 65.11 (NIV)   As we complete the 14th year of BPCIS, we have much for which to thank and praise God.   In 14 years, BPCIS has ordained 15 men for the ministry of teaching God’s Word and shepherding God’s people, including 3 ordained this year.   This year, we have a

By Rev Tan Eng Boo “Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright” (Psalm 33:1) Standing on the flat rooftop of Gloria Hotel on a cool morning in 2017, near Jaffa Gate, in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel, I took this glorious photo of a magnificent sunrise over the Mount of Olives. I remember thinking to myself, “thank God for another new day.” Yes, beloved in the Lord, we should be thankful to the Lord for each new day. “I lay down and slept; I wok

By Paul David Tripp If we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:13 Photo by Tony Eight Media on Unsplash He Is Trustworthy This verse pictures a radically different way of living, one not natural to most of us. Most human beings buy into a view of life characterized by the “life is on your shoulders” outlook. In this view, you are the master of your fate. You have little to rely on other than your instincts, your strength, the wisdom that

By Joe Rigney Photo by Coinhako on Unsplash Wealth is good, and wealth is dangerous. So says the Bible. But how do we use our wealth to glorify God? First Timothy 6:17–19 is one of the clearest and best passages that addresses our use of wealth. Paul’s exhortation is to “the rich in this present age.” And what does he say? He begins with three “charges.” Three Charges to the Wealthy First, “don’t be haughty.” It’s easy for the rich to think they’re somebody; to think, My rig

1 Timothy 6:11-12 “As for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith” (vv. 11-12a). Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Near the end of Paul’s career, the problems of the church in Ephesus were so severe that the apostle not only had to put his trusted associate Timothy in charge there (1 Tim. 1:3), he also had to send the young man a letter with instructions on how to deal wi

1 Timothy 6:6-8 “Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world” (vv. 6–7).   Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash A few passages in the New Testament imply that the early church dealt with the problem of false teachers aiming to enrich themselves. Peter’s instructions to the elders warn against using the ministry “for shameful gain” (1 Peter 5:1–2). Acts 8:9–25 records the story of one

By Rev Tan Eng Boo “When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.” (Daniel 6:10) The photo at the top is the modern Jerusalem which Daniel the prophet would not have seen.  He was a faithful servant of the Lord who spent much time in prayer, as he opened the window, facing t

By Gerald Bray Photo by Wim van 't Einde on Unsplash   Q: Why did the Reformation happen?   A: Firstly, many of the popes in the Western Europe church were corrupt and abused their power. Church discipline was also very lax.   Secondly, the church was teaching that most of the ordinary people were not good enough to go straight to heaven and would be sent instead to a place called “purgatory”, where they would be given a second chance to work off their sins and become good e

by Philip Graham Ryken Photo by Inzmam Khan: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-in-black-shirt-and-gray-denim-pants-sitting-on-gray-padded-bench-1134204/ Questioning God   It’s so unfair . Have you ever said that to God? Or even if you haven’t said it, did you think it?   Sooner or later, life is going to seem really unfair. And even if it doesn’t seem unfair for you, you see somebody else’s situation, maybe somebody you care about, and it really seems unfair for them.   Psalm

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