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How-tos & Handles

5 ways to become an influencer for Jesus

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the...

Relationships

When family relationships hurt, take heart

When family relationships are estranged and acrimonious, the festive season may not be worth looking forward to. To top it off, if all of these are coming from a Christian household, it can be...

Workplace

Quitting my job: Who said that unemployment was fun?

Funemployment. This term always conjured good images in my head. But between 2020 and 2021, I found myself in the longest period of unemployment. And honestly, it wasn’t fun. At times, I felt like...

Singlehood

How God met me where I was — single and feeling left behind

I have been longing for a partner for as long as I can remember, to have a family where we all worship God together. However, my plans of getting married young did not happen. Instead, my 20s were...

Outreach

My love affair with stories, and how I discovered myself through them

My love affair with stories began when I was a child. Storybooks were my sanctuary. With the flip of a page, I could enter a world vastly unlike mine, and I enjoyed that. Storybooks slowly gave way...

Faith

The God who reigns forever, even in the hardest of times

It’s just been a few days since the start of the new year, and many are already wondering what 2022 will bring. Will things finally return to normal? Will we be able to travel more frequently? How...

Culture

Can a politician be religious? Tan Chuan-Jin on living out his faith in the public eye

If you’ve seen his posts on social media, then you’ll know that few in the political realm are as open about faith as Speaker of Parliament* Tan Chuan-Jin. In an Instagram live broadcast...

Work

Not sure of your purpose in life? Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin shares how things were not always so clear to him

Many years ago, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin remembered trying to discern God’s will for his life as he contemplated if politics was the right career choice for him.  But as he gazed ahead,...

COVID-19

Going from “me” to “we”: Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin on transforming the spirit of Singapore

What is our role in society? How do we contribute? How do we give back? Participating in a discussion about faith, community and leadership during impossible413‘s live Instagram broadcast on...