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A Refuge for a New Year

By Ps Danny Chua Another new year descends upon us. Some of us woke up up on 1 January full of fire — ready to conquer new challenges, chase new goals, and scale new...

Renewal of Vows

By Ps Dev Menon Two weeks ago, several couples renewed their wedding vows. Most had been married for around 5-10 years and decided that this was a good time to refresh their marriage –...

When We Hate to Wait 

By Sh.aron Quek The 4 themes of Advent December is upon us and we are in the season of “Advent”, meaning arrival, in the Christian calendar.  In this season, we remember Jesus’ first advent (arrival)...

When We Hate to Wait 

By Ps Danny Chua Advent calls us to wait. But waiting is hard.  Long ago, the saints of old waited. They waited for a saving. They waited for a savior. But the wait was...

BPCIS Update: Crowning the Year

“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65.11 NIV As we complete the 14th year of BPCIS, we have much for which to thank and praise God.  In 14...

Men Ministry Retreat

By Ps Lim Jit Thye During Deepavali in 2019, I attended the English Congregation’s Men’s Retreat for the first time. Since then, I have intentionally set aside the Deepavali weekend each year to spend...

Ambition

By Ps Ng Zhiwen In my preaching and teaching through Romans this year, this passage has stood out for me. It captures the spirit of our focus this year on getting sent. It goes...

Church as Body

By Dr Quek Tze-Ming In Romans, Paul doesn’t use the normal word for “church” (ekklesia) to describe the church(es) in Rome until the final chapter in Rom 16, where he greets the various house...