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Life & Death

Death is not the end: Looking to the triumph after a tragedy

In February, we ran an article on Joy who was fighting for her life after being stricken with what doctors suspected was lupus. Though Joy’s family and friends rallied around her in prayer, she...

Real Life, Real People

Robbed and stranded overseas, the worst hours of my life led to a series of miracles

For most of my life, I wanted little to do with Christians, particularly because some were pushy and most I encountered couldn’t logically defend their faiths. I would have never thought I would...

National Service

Life lessons I took away from BMT

I enlisted on 11 August 2021. I was looking forward to having a great buddy, someone with whom I would have mutual respect for, someone who cares about Basic Military Training (BMT) and would do his...

#PublishPeace

Is it still soccer if we don’t score?

I love soccer. During this period of time, I’m a little ashamed to admit it… but I’m a Manchester United supporter. I remember pre-pandemic, I would always see some guys get...

News

Ukraine crisis: War is complex, how can we respond?

When I teach a class on ethical issues, one assignment is for students to debate the topic: Is it ethical for Christians to fight in a war? There are “neat” theological and historical...

Workplace

“Why do I have to go through all this?”: Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia entrepreneur

It started with homemade cheesecake. At 14, when Home Economics was just another lower secondary class to attend alongside General Science and Chinese, Charmain Tan was baking and selling cheesecakes...

Music

This Kuala Lumpur church is resounding an anthem of heaven

HTBB Church (Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang) is located right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. With 2021 marking our seventh year as a church, we decided that this would be the year that we’d release our...

Devotionals

What does it mean to be fishers of men?

I recently read an article about a pair of fishermen brothers who are among the last practitioners of the disappearing art of bubu fishing. Unlike commonly used fishing rods, these box-like bubu...

Illness

Would you join us in praying for a miracle for our dear friend Joy?

“I’m in Jakarta. It’s so funny how you always reach out to me when I’m thinking about some life-changing decisions.”  As I scrolled through the messages that Joy had...