“Do not quarrel on the way,” said Joseph to his brothers as they returned to Canaan to bring their father Jacob to see his long-lost son. That little detail in Genesis 45.24 provided a starting point to Dr Robert Solomon’s* talks as he addressed 48 BP pastors and leaders at BPCIS annual retreat, held in-person at Mount Carmel BP Church on 5 July 2021.

Dr Solomon reminded us of Jesus’ high priestly prayer for us, “that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us… that they be one even as we are one….” (John 17.21-22). Expounding Scriptures on the unity in the Trinity, he pointed us “towards a spirituality of sharing” in line with this year’s theme, “Sharing Resources”.

*Dr Solomon was the bishop of the Methodist Church of Singapore from 2000 to 2012. He now has an active ministry of preaching, teaching and writing.