Articles by

Pastor Edric Sng

Culture

The sad death of Annie Ee: A call for true justice

UPDATE ON DECEMBER 1, 2017: The couple whose acts of causing grievous hurt with household weapons to intellectually disabled friend Annie Ee, 26, have been sentenced in the High Court. Tan Hui Zhen,...

Culture

On a collision course: Complaint vs contentment

I’m not in Singapore at the moment, but everythingĀ IĀ read on social mediaĀ is all aboutĀ the transport system,Ā due toĀ theĀ collision between two MRT trainsĀ earlier this week. ā€œHow many...

Faith

Do good, for God’s sake

Iā€™ve made it a point in my life to always choose to be passionate enough to act.Ā On injustice. On tragedy. On inequality. On anything that stirs my spirit, stabs at my soul, screams for action....

Culture

Making sense of tragedy: Thoughts, prayers and mourning for Las Vegas

I worked in the TODAY newsroom for almost a decade.Ā It’s where I learnt about life and love, andĀ along the way, about journalism too. The past week, my newsfeed has been filled with people...

I'm a New Christian

How should we read the Bible?

Twenty-nine years ago this month, I received the best present Iā€™ve ever received. I was 8 years old then and I still have it today. If you can’t make out the date in the picture above, my...

Culture

Angry about the Presidential Election that never was?

Madam Halimah Yacob, former Speaker of Parliament,Ā isĀ Singapore’s 8th President. She’s no stranger to breaking new ground, enteringĀ territories which have been traditionally occupied...

Faith

Whatā€™s killing your kindness?

Ever wondered what motivates you to do good? The key word here is ā€œmotivate”. The motivation, the impetus, that adrenaline that keeps you going. The motivation behind human behaviour has...

Culture

City Harvest leaders back in court: Church members hope for the best, prepare to move on

The return of six formerĀ City Harvest ChurchĀ leaders to the courtroom means the church is again dominating news headlines. But while ā€œsaddeningā€ to have the case resurface into the public...

Life & Death

In the end: Reflections on death and the lives of Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell

An unashamed confession: About two weeks ago, the entire Thir.st team wasĀ huddled in a karaoke room celebrating our In-Dependence Day, throats going hoarse as we screamed into the mics: I tried so...