For a lot of students in Singapore, holidays aren’t truly holidays. We live in a culture where the end of the school year is simply a place in time to prepare for the upcoming year. Parents...
Names have been changed for privacy. I got to know Aunty Emma and Uncle Glen about four years ago when we were assigned to the same ushering team. At the time, Church had two services every Sunday,...
“Uhm, hello – my name’s Eudora! What’s yours?” It was a Sunday in June when I found myself greeting a young man leaning against a wall in the mid-afternoon heat. As part of my youth...
Ah, water baptism. To some, it’s a natural decision to publicly declare that you have decided to follow Jesus. To others, it’s as big a step as marriage. At least I’ve heard of a...
Previously a doctor in a private hospital, Josiah recently left the marketplace to serve as a ministry apprentice in his church. While his main focus is the missions portfolio, he also handles the...
I found myself first thinking about this issue when I was running late for work. I’d been trying in vain to book a GrabHitch – there had been a promo code which would have halved my ride...
My parents knew I had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when I was diagnosed as a child, but they kept it from me. When I went for my check-ups, my mother told me the medicine I was...
What is your greatest fear? I have many. I fear the plane crashing. Loved ones dying. Clustered holes, also known as trypophobia. But more than that, I’m afraid of what people think of me. What...
All names in this article have been changed to protect the identities of those in the special needs ministry. I’ve been helping out in a special needs ministry for about 2.5 years now, a...