Pastoral Letters are weekly communications from our church pastor to the congregation. They are mostly original reflections on the Word of God in response to church events or current affairs, local or beyond, with the primary intent to exhort Christians to live rightly before God in the real world. Short bibliographies are sometimes featured towards the same end.
We pray that these writings will be a great blessing to you!
As we celebrate the 13th Anniversary of Tree of Life Christian Church, we praise and thank the Lord for many things. Space does not allow me to exhaustively enumerate them. First, we are grateful to the Lord because He has saved and changed our lives. The Bible in Ephesians 2:1-3...
Christians remember the Lord Jesus’ resurrection from the dead on Easter because His resurrection is important to us. The Lord Jesus’ resurrection from the dead means that He is the true God, and that He has triumphed over death and the power of sin. If Jesus had not been resurrected...
The world would soon commemorate the death and crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Singapore, being a multi-racial and multi-religion country, has designated Good Friday as a public holiday. The following is based on an extract of the article written...
The war in Ukraine has left millions homeless, dead, and still suffering. The accounts of what Ukrainians are going through pains the hearts. It is heart-warming to hear how various countries, including Poland, Romania, and other countries, extend kindness to these Ukrainian refugees. Some families even took these refugees into...
We meet today for the Annual Congregation Meeting. I thank God for members and friends—you have helped build God’s church. You have given of your time, monetary offerings, and spiritual gifts to serve God’s people. Your faithful attendance at the various spiritual meetings, especially on Sunday Worship, have encouraged this...
Just as the world is starting to walk out of the shadow of the pandemic, we are embroiled in a war that is happening thousands of kilometers away. Globalisation of the economy has caused Singapore to be affected by the war in Ukraine. Drivers were the first to feel the...
“Budget debate: Omicron wave in Singapore has peaked and is subsiding, says Ong Ye Kung SINGAPORE – The current Omicron wave in Singapore has peaked and the number of infections is now declining.” Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Wednesday (09 March 2022): “There are now good indications that...
There are spiritual lessons that we can learn from the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Our Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong comments, We must never lose the capability to defend ourselves. National Service and a strong, operationally ready SAF is our best deterrent against aggressors . . . The...
This 2-part article on the biography of John Chrysostom is taken from http://www.reformedspokane.org/Doctrine_pages/Doctrine_Intro/Portraits%20of%20Faithful%20Saints/Portraits06.html. “One noteworthy incident demonstrates the power of his preaching. During the Lenten season of 387 the people of Antioch rioted over new taxes imposed upon them by the emperor Theodosius and burned a number of statues of the...
Recently, the Committee of Privileges released an investigative report regarding a certain party lying to the House in Parliament. The report included recommendations on the penalty towards the leader for lying. The course of investigation also exposed how the leader and members of its party covered up their lies. This...