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How can we pray for Afghanistan?

This sentence took hours. Honestly, I didnā€™t know how to begin this article. Have you seen the images and videos of Afghans falling from the sky? They had clung on to aircraft, even though...

Outreach

See this islandā€¦ united, regardless of generation

We come into this yearā€™s National Day against the backdrop of much tumult: the pandemic rages on and the incident at River Valley High School is still fresh in our minds. Yet we have much to thank...

Culture

Just in time for the Olympics: The story behind a manga about failure and faith

When Manga Messiah came out in 2006, it proved to be a refreshing take on the gospel using the Japanese pop-culture medium of manga.  Fast forward 15 years later, and a brand new manga is making...

Personalities

Team Singapore, what is wrong with us?

So you know by now that Joseph Schooling didnā€™t make it in the heats. That means Singaporeā€™s local hero, the reigning 100m butterfly Olympic champion, will not be defending his crown at...

Discipleship

A torrid year, a troubled generation

I donā€™t know if youā€™ve received a little WhatsApp text thatā€™s been going around.  This oneā€™s about a timeline that lays out some notable events the younger generation have...

News

In the wake of a tragedy, can we choose to be kind?

Angry comments have poured in from all over the internet in the aftermath of Mondayā€™s tragic incident at River Valley High School. From condemning the photographers camping outside the school...

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River Valley High School tragedy: A motherā€™s tears

What was your reaction to the news of the death at River Valley High School? One life was lost, one life was ruined forever ā€” and the shock waves impact every single school-going child. For me and...

News

River Valley High School death: Making sense of a painful loss

Itā€™s the sort of thing youā€™d never imagine reading on local headlines. This afternoon, when news broke that a River Valley High student had been killed by another student on campus, I was...

COVID-19

Dear Singapore, what now after pointing fingers?

Iā€™ve got to admit, my first response to hearing about the growing KTV cluster was one of anger and disappointment. You know, itā€™s the feeling you get in primary school when you canā€™t be...