Articles by

Glenda Foo

Post-secondary

Stressed and lonely in school, encountering God healed my broken heart

Jayna’s earliest years were marked by feelings of rejection, fear and loneliness. As a child, she strove for perfection in everything she did due to the high expectations of her caregiver and...

Real Life, Real People

As an ex-convict, these are 5 lessons I’d tell my teenage self

At 56, Richard Tan looks back on a past marked by gang involvement, substance abuse and drug trafficking — choices that led to a total of eight arrests in his life.  Some 18 years since he left...

Church Life

Same faith, different views: Handling differences in theology with unity in mind

My curiosity surrounding theological differences first arose when I watched my church friends engage in a heated debate over the gifts of tongues and prophecy. One friend argued that these gifts no...

Mental Health

Looking for love in all the wrong places, it nearly killed me

From a young age, Kelly Seah’s life was marked by hardship and instability. She grew up in a broken family, torn between her divorced parents, each of whom had remarried.  She endured physical...

Dating

The 5 Love Languages: How to express your affection intentionally and effectively

Learning to love can be frustrating. That’s something my partner and I have found out through the disagreements we have had. Initially, my perception of a loving relationship was mistakenly...

Missions

National Missions Study 2024: Moving forward in a landscape of challenges and opportunities

Singapore Centre for Global Missions (SCGM) has just released the National Missions Study (NMS) report, a comprehensive analysis of Singapore’s missions landscape which offers valuable insights...

Family

3 ways to honour our parents

FamChamps, a community movement by Focus on the Family Singapore, is dedicated to raising young individuals who believe in, live out and advocate for family values. Since 2014, FamChamps has...

Family

I am adopted and unashamed: How I traded my fear of separation for peace and identity

“I felt unloved, unwanted and unimportant.” That’s how Ashley Tan summed up the internal struggle she faced growing up as an adopted person. Now 20, Ashley was adopted as an infant in...

Missions

Thinking about missions? These two new initiatives will help anyone take a first step

As Antioch Summit 2024 came to a close, two key initiatives were spotlighted: 1361 and Antioch Campus. 1361 is a training programme that offers personalised support for those who are committed to...