The Christian way of life

The life of a Christian is not the way of sorrows

Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrows) is related to the Catholic ritual of imitating the sufferings of Christ on His way to the cross. The Way of Sorrows in Jerusalem demonstrates an effort to remember how Jesus had carried the cross through the streets of Jerusalem towards the place of His crucifixion. The route begins with the place where Jesus was scourged, and proceeds on to the three places where Jesus was purported to have fallen under the weight of the cross. Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVI : 45”

Christians and Halloween

Like many other popular commercial activities all over the world, the celebration of Halloween is keeping the cashiers busy, causing the cash machines to bring in more profits for businesses. In America and many other countries (even in China), it has become one of the activities which has helped to rake in billions of dollars every year. The sale of candy and costumes is fast competing with sales of items related to Christmas. Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVI : 44”

Bible-Presbyterian Church in Singapore (BPCIS), Presbytery

BPCIS was formed 7 years ago, initiated by Zion Serangoon and Bishan B-P Churches. Emmanuel and Herald BPC became the first two churches to be added to its membership. The first meeting was held at 5 Zion Serangoon premises in September 2011. Today, we have a total of 7 churches in the Presbytery including Mt Carmel (2015), Hermon (2016) and Shalom (2016). Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVI : 42”

THE WORSHIP OF GOD AND “CONTEMPORARY” TRENDS

Life Worship and Direct Worship

There is a worship that involves the whole person, every minute of the day for his entire life – whatever he does, he is to glorify God. This can be termed as life worship. Continue reading “The Herald Weekly Vol XVI : 41”