This day is a major festival celebrated in churches all around the world. In some countries, it involves public processions that emulate Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem. Palm leaves are waved, banners are raised—sometimes even donkeys are used! Palm crosses are made and given to all. It is a joyful celebration after the Lenten season, and yet it also anticipates the sombre journey of Holy Week. Festivals like this create traditions in which all—including children—can grow up in the faith. We...

We had the first workshop to pray and work on MPCC’s 10-year direction. Pas Barney facilitated a “World café” feedback from the 30+ members who were there. Some questions were asked. I list some of the replies here which resonated with most. What would we want to see happen by 2036? • Culture shift in terms of mindset – more hospitable/sincerity in welcoming new people • A church that can adapt without compromising on biblical truth 80% of church members giving • Higher expectations &...

Being an ardent student of church history, I am always encouraged by the way the Lord renews His Church. No matter how difficult the challenges may be— and the long list includes violent persecution and political oppression—the Church does not disappear. Doomsayers in every century have predicted that the Church has become irrelevant, a relic of the past. Yet the Church lives on and is renewed again and again, “mid toil and tribulation and tumult of her war,” as the hymn goes. I was listening...