Chinese New Year: A Clash of Culture and Faith?
By Leslie Koh Last year, my wife and I thought of putting up some Chinese New Year decorations on our door. Hanging up a cheerful red...
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Feb 34 min read
When It's Time to Pass on the Baton: Succession Planning in the Bible-Presbyterian Churches in Singapore.
By Rev Tan Eng Boo I did my Doctor of Ministry (DMin) dissertation on this topic with the Singapore Bible College in May 2017. It was my...
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Jan 272 min read
5 Reasons We Don't Disciple
By Ajith Fernando 1. Culturally, people are not open to the kind of vulnerability that discipling entails. When leaders sense this...
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Jan 203 min read
3 Principles for Pastoral Succession
By T. J. Tims 1. Calm, Confident Faith in God Whatever [Joseph] did, the Lord made it succeed. (Gen. 39:23) When it comes to big changes...
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Jan 134 min read
Grace Church 48th Anniversary
By Rev Tan Eng Boo “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in...
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Jan 64 min read
A New Year's Prayer
By Rev Tan Eng Boo "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12 KJV) Sometime ago, I took a...
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Dec 30, 20232 min read
BPCIS UPDATE
31 December 2023 Finally, the year ends. We will remember 2023 for several things. India surpasses China as the world’s most populous...
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Dec 24, 20237 min read
Testimonies
Candidate for Baptism: Loh Tiong Gay (Gladys) In my teens, my first encounter with Christ unfolded through Bible Studies. Delving into...
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Dec 16, 20232 min read
How Advent Teaches Us to Wait Well
By Betsy Childs Howard The hardest thing about waiting is not knowing when it’s going to end, if it is going to end. Waiting brings...
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Grace B-P Contributor
Dec 9, 20233 min read
Why Celebrate Advent?
By Timothy Paul, Jones As early as the fourth century AD, Christians fasted during this season and ended their fasts with celebrations...
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Dec 2, 20234 min read
Know How One Ought to Behave in the Household of God
By Rev Tan Eng Boo “I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to...
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Nov 25, 20237 min read
I Had My Life Mapped Out-But God Had Other Plans
By Wendy Wong For my 21-year-old self, the decade ahead brimmed with endless possibilities. Thanks to a scholarship I secured before...
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Nov 17, 20233 min read
A Good Shepherd for Needy Sheep
By Marshall Segal A Good Shepherd for Weak Sheep The hope of all who look to heaven for help sings, “Surely goodness and mercy shall...
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Nov 10, 20232 min read
Suffering: For God's Glory and Your Good
By Chelsea Patterson Sobolik We’re guaranteed to suffer for two reasons. The first is because sin infected everything in our world. When...
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Nov 3, 20234 min read
My God Shall Supply All My Needs
By Rev Tan Eng Boo These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. When you give it to them, they gather it up….” (Psalm...
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Oct 28, 20233 min read
BPCIS UPDATE
29 Oct 2023 CHALLENGES POSED BY A CHANGING CHURCH At our Annual Presbytery Meeting on 23 September, our guest speaker Ps Edric Sng...
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Oct 21, 20233 min read
Confront Hypocrites, But Don't Cancel Them
By Will Anderson In several key ways, Matthew 23 teaches us through three lessons that Jesus—not headlines—should shape our response to...
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Oct 14, 20232 min read
The Hypocrisy of Phariseephobia
By Jay Harrison Judging the Judgy This perspective is essentially a form of self-righteousness: “You’re not straight; therefore I am...
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Oct 6, 20232 min read
The Hidden Cancer In Our Churches
By Michael Reeves The Hidden Cancer It is usually easy to spot brazen sins (such as murder, adultery, and theft), but hypocrisy by its...
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Sep 30, 20234 min read
The Blessedness of Death
By Rev Tan Eng Boo And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed...
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