Articles by

Nicole Chan

Sermons

Rev Edmund Chan: What walking by faith means for youth leaders

Whether you’re a youth pastor, a youth ministry head, a cell leader or in any leadership capacity at all – our minds are constantly thinking how to develop our members. We tend to ask...

Post-secondary

A Millennial walks into a room full of praying Gen Zs … and leaves full of hope

I thought I was young until I talked to someone born in 2003 … and realised that I was 30 (but still 29) this year. I remember the days when I was 20 … and when I blinked, I was suddenly...

Dating

7 areas to grow in as a dating couple

After going through these questions during my season of singleness, I met my boyfriend when I did not quite expect it. I must admit that dating was rather daunting for me at first. But I’ve since...

Culture

Race and the Church: Reflections from an Indian pastor

“I don’t think our church is ready for an Indian senior pastor.” That was an unsolicited comment made to me one Sunday in church. I assumed that the person who was addressing me was thinking of...

Discipleship

Wanna obey God? Your safety isn’t guaranteed

You’ve probably heard this phrase: “The safest place to be is in God’s will.” No, it’s not.  The safest place to be is probably on the couch in your living room minding your own...

Mental Health

How God’s word helps me fight my mental battles

A new colleague recently approached me, saying that she decided to ask for my opinion on a claim assessment only because the assessors who had trained her when she was first hired were unavailable....

Finding Purpose

Yu Lian: How a 10-year-old steered my life in a different course

Coming from a safe haven like Singapore, Yu Lian’s heart stirred as she met children from a shelter whose lives were tainted by drug abuse and family violence from as young as six years old. The...

Faith

Does your passion speak louder than your personality?

Whenever we talk about being passionate for the Lord, we often hear people say, “…but I’m not like that” or “It’s not me to be so loud and vocal”. Well, here’s my little version of...

Health

As the world battled COVID-19, our baby was fighting for her life

Shortly after Ona was born, she was brought to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) when the doctor detected she had breathing issues. They later discovered that she had a cleft palate. It was...