Articles by

Justine Ocampo

Faith

100 articles later: 3 takeaways from my time with Thir.st

After writing 100 over articles about God, I thought I’d have a better grasp on who God is. But if anything, writing 100 stories about God has only taught me how vast and ungraspable God’s...

Faith

Dying from the pain of autoimmune disease, I was desperate for a miracle

For more than 10 years, Adalena Koh has washed the feet of the elderly and delivered food to their homes as their friend. It looks remarkable from the outside, but what others may not see is what...

Culture

What sparks your Soul?

*SPOILERS AHEAD* Recently released Pixar animated film, Soul, is probably the first movie I’ve seen where the main character dies at the beginning of the film. Actually, this isn’t even...

Do Good

“When we have a desire to give, we can trust God to provide”: How dogood.sg was birthed

What does doing good look like to you? Perhaps it feels like an intimidating task rather than something enjoyable? The founders of new social enterprise dogood.sg believe that many people have a...

Apologetics

“That may be your truth, but it’s not mine”: 3 reasons why truth is important in a post-truth society

I remember hearing about “post-truth” for the first time at my church’s conference two years ago. The speaker described our society as a “post-truth” society, where...

Sermons

“Know who you are because you know whose you are,” says Mike Pilavachi at Impossible Conference 2020

Mike Pilavachi, founder of the Soul Survivor youth music festivals, had a simple message for the Impossible Online Conference 2020. The God of the impossible loves you.  Speaking from his home in...

Church Life

Staying relevant: Methodist pastors engage with youths on the future of church

From December 10-11, 2020, the first-ever hybrid Methodist youth conference, One Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength (1HSMS), brings together young people and church leaders to discuss issues faced by...

Real Life, Real People

Meet the woman who has washed Toa Payoh seniors’ feet for a decade

When I thought of ministry as a young person, it often looked like volunteer work, leading a cell group or a campus programme. But everything I knew of ministry was challenged when I met Adalena Koh...

Surveys & Reports

2020’s Verse of the Year: Comfort for those who are discouraged

With the many unforeseen events in 2020 that have led it to be notoriously dubbed (and memed) as the worst year ever, this year’s Verse of the Year couldn’t be more apt. Released...