Movies & TV

When Life Gives You Tangerines: A daughter’s reflection on regrets, love and life

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! Netflix’s slice-of-life masterpiece When Life Gives You Tangerines (starring IU, Park Bo-gum) broke records by becoming the highest-rated K-drama on IMDb and swept top...

Worldview

First-time voters: 3 biblical principles for an informed choice

Voting can be complex, especially for first-time voters. Political involvement may not have the lowest barrier to entry, but Christians are called to respect the authorities and be good stewards of...

Movies & TV

Emmy winner Samantha Suyi Lee: God is the ultimate storyteller

I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t go into animation thinking this was where God wanted me to be, I went in thinking: “This looks fun.” My mum was an animation buff so I grew...

Personalities

The dangers of a double life

If you’ve been catching up with the news and been around social media of late, you would know that there has been a lot going on. Like the popular actor who has been at the centre of an alleged...

Studies & NS

5 encouraging worship songs for any season

I just received my A-Level results, the culmination of a season that challenged me mentally and emotionally.  Looking back, I find that God spoke the most to me through music. In pockets of time on...

Family

Growing up in poverty, I resented my father for being a poor breadwinner

I grew up with a lot of anger and bitterness towards my father because our family was very poor. There wasn’t such a thing as going to McDonald’s, and I had never tasted sushi until much later in...

Dating

Red flags in relationships

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, one of our favourite couples – CLIFF and WAI JIA – shares some relationship red flags to keep an eye out for (and how!) as well as a short reflection on who should...

Culture

Fortune-telling: Can anyone really predict anything?

This Chinese New Year, many of us would have encountered superstitious materials at malls and elsewhere that purport to tell us about what we might expect in the year ahead. These materials offer...

Discipleship

We’re stepping into the new year, but do you have a vision for it?

Whenever the end of the year approaches, there’s a mix of excitement and nervousness in my heart. Each time I feel this way, I know that it’s about time to set a new vision for the coming...