BY PR EVANGELINE CHEONG
From the first day that Jesus resurrected, the world has been trying to explain it away. Even when told by the guards that the tomb was empty, “the chief priests … devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’…” And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.” Matthew 28:12-15
BY PR EVANGELINE CHEONG
It’s the week after Easter, the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Yet I can be honest that I have not thought about the resurrection and its impact on our lives after leaving the Easter Service. Perhaps Good Friday looms bigger, that we only think of Jesus as a dead messiah, a martyr for our sins, a historical figure with no impact on our daily lives? Or maybe the resurrection of Jesus is merely an appendix to the death on the cross for us?
By Pr Evangeline Cheong
I think I’ve reached the age where conversation topics with my friends revolve around what body part hurts today. This is usually followed by a joke of some sort about waiting for Jesus to come soon so we can have resurrected bodies. Even as I struggle with bodily aches, I wonder if that is all that the resurrection of Jesus means for me on a daily basis: an escape from the difficulties and pains of life
BY PR EVANGELINE CHEONG
A TV show that my family likes to watch together is Car S.O.S, where two car mechanics go around the British countryside to pick up cars previously loved but now broken and sitting in a shed while rusty, dusty and missing a few (actually many) parts. They secretly tow it out and restore it to its former glory, and bring it back to surprise its owner. In a time where we are more used to throwing out broken things than fixing them, such programs of car restoration can bring joy to someone who has lost hope of driving that classic car ever again.
BY ELDER TAY TIONG CHOON
Some years ago, my family was at the Tokyo Disneyland. I remember vividly that we had to rush to queue for almost every ride, especially the thrilling and popular ones. Although it was meant to be a fun outing for the family, we were just so anxious to complete the rides given the time we had in the theme park. There was simply no time to relax and smell the proverbial rose, and even lunch was some quick snacks we grabbed along the way!
REV HENRY HONG
“But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.” (Isa 53:5 ESV)
Jenny was in trouble because a serious theft had occurred at the IT company where she worked. Although it was her subordinates who engineered the crime, the company was going to prosecute Jenny for allowing the security to lapse, which enabled them to steal valuable company data. There was a real risk that she may lose her job after working there for 24 years.
