Articles by

Edric Sng

Faith

A prayer for our youth

As part of the 40.Day season of prayer, believers in Singapore have been praying on the need to Win the Youth. At a prayer meeting held this past Friday at my church, a father – who in recent...

News

‘Lord, make this race your testimony’: SEA Games 2023 bronze medallist Goh Chui Ling

I am a national athlete for Singapore at the South-East Asian (SEA) Games, but more importantly, I bear witness to the epic love of the Lord my Father. The Lord’s love has reached the deepest,...

Faith

A letter from the Editor

Hi everyone, My name is Edric and I’m the Editor of this website. I hope the articles, videos and other content we put out on social media has informed and inspired you over the years. This website...

#PublishPeace

It’s time for Bold Faith

5 is the number of grace. By grace, Thir.st has been around five years now, since the end of 2016. How we’ve needed that grace. Five years ago, a handful of us took a leap of faith, either leaving...

Christmas

Three Christmas carols that get me every time

There are some Christmas lyrics that I just can’t make it through. We wait 11 months a year to sing them in church, and when we finally do, they catch right in my throat, and the words can’t come...

Faith

We turned 5?!

On December 3, 2016, we flicked a switch, and the Thir.st website went live. So every time December rolls around, we marvel at another year of still being around.  This year is a bit special than...

Mental Health

Before you start taking potshots, do you know what people might be going through?

You’re walking down a street, and a guy TOTALLY bumps into you as if he didn’t even see you there. As you pick yourself up off the floor, all manner of invective comes out of your mouth,...

Mental Health

A plea to news editors: Don’t cover suicide like any other news story

There is an unwritten rule that the media in Singapore, apart from the tabloid press, has observed for many years: Not to report on suicides and suicide attempts apart from annual figures or...

COVID-19

As cases rise and bad news breaks, how should we pray?

At such times, the tendency is to feel really helpless, because no matter what safety measures are in place, no country – not even ours – seems to be able to come to grips with the virus and its...