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Life & Death

America’s Got Talent singer Nightbirde dies at 31

After touching the world with her voice and story, America’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer winner Jane Marczewski passed away on February 19 (Saturday) following a four-year battle with cancer. ...

Singlehood

Single at 35: A letter to myself as I turn another year older on Valentine’s Day

Dear Connie, Happy birthday! And yes – you’ve reached your 35th birthday! Happy Valentine’s Day to you too! I know, I know… not again. You’ve often heard people from all walks of...

Relationships

What no one warned you about marriage: Couples on dating, divorce, sex and porn

It was a night of earnest questions from engaged couple Salt&Light writer Gracia Lee, 25, and her fiancé Joel Seah, 29, a lawyer. In the last instalment of Salt&Light Family Night for 2021,...

Discipleship

I’m a woman and I’m addicted to porn

Hi, my name is Jacq, and I’m addicted to pornographic fiction. It took a long time before I recognised my addiction for what it was, and even longer before I could consider myself an addict. I...

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...