Webinar: Job, Suffering, and Covid-19 | 约伯.苦难.疫情
A Mandarin webinar organised by Cru Singapore and presented by East Asia School of Theology.
Topic: Job, Suffering and COVID-19
Speaker: Rev Estella Liu, ThM, Resident Lecturer, EAST
Date: 4 June 2020, 8:30-9:45pm
For more information and free registration: cru.sg/covid6
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与东亚神学院携手举办，这网络研讨会将探索如何从经文中学习应对人生苦难的心境与态度。
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Blessed to be a Blessing
On Pentecost Sunday (31 May 2020), The Blessing Singapore premiered on YouTube, sung by 772 singers from 177 Churches and Movements in Singapore. These Christians have come together “to sing a blessing over our land” based on Numbers 6:22-27. The Bible reminds us that as we have been blessed, we need to be His channel of blessings to others. According to The Blessing SG YouTube channel,
It has been beautiful to see how the Singapore church has risen to love and care for the city, from supplying thousands of meals, masks and giving donations, to opening their churches for the homeless, and to the many unseen acts of love and kindness. As we continue to do so, it is on many of our hearts to now gift to the nation a prayer and a song, to bring hope and speak blessing.
An EAST staff is among those who sang it together with the larger community of Christians. Can you spot Agnes? Click the photo above or the video below to watch the blessing being sung. Shalom.
Perseverance Forms Character
Photo by Vlad Tchompalov; Design by Jonathan Yao
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
~ James 1:2–4 (NIV)
“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” – Charles Spurgeon
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
“I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” – Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Inspired by Studio Seck.
God and I: Working From Home
Artwork by Ee Yuing. Photo by Anna Auza on Unsplash.
Since early April, most of us in Singapore, and almost everywhere else have been working from home (WFH). Even when the Circuit Breaker in Singapore ends on 1 June, working from home will be a new normal for many. Today’s #SaturdayGoodRead reflects on this as Jon Cho’s “Working from home: Where is God in all of this?” explores how God “has made Himself known” through his own experience with WFH. He begins with
As long as I can remember, being able to work from home feels like winning the lottery. For that reason, I thought it would be a walk in the park after the nation-wide directive was given.
The dread of heading back to office on a Monday after a nice weekend with the family was now eliminated – I’d get to be with them all the time. All. The. Time.
A dream come true, right?
As part of BCP (business continuity planning), I started working from home for a couple of weeks before the Circuit Breaker started. All I can say is that the reality of winning the lottery was nothing like what I imagined.
For the rest of Jon Cho’s article on Thir.st’s blog, read here.
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