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A letter to the self-radicalised youth

To the young man who has fallen into extremism, Perhaps you had long grieved over the sufferings of those affected by terrorism worldwide. “Why did innocent people have to die at the hands of these...

Culture

This is not my Christianity

Can’t believe what you just read in our local news? Neither can we.  This evening, it was reported that a 16-year-old Singaporean was detained in December 2020 under the Internal Security Act...

Culture

When two sides hold different views, is loving conversation still possible?

By now I’m sure most of us have heard about a particular piece of news that’s gone viral relating to a transgender youth’s troubles.  It details a Redditor’s account of being...

News

Was this the worst year of all time?

Dear reader,  Congratulations, you did it! You made it through 2020! To many, this felt like the longest, worst year on record. Indeed, a highlight reel of the year’s major happenings might look...

News

Our favourite stories of the year

2020 was an absolute whirlwind of a year. We’ve honestly barely had a moment to catch our breath as a team, but we thought it was still important that we look back as a team on all the stories...

Surveys & Reports

2020’s Verse of the Year: Comfort for those who are discouraged

With the many unforeseen events in 2020 that have led it to be notoriously dubbed (and memed) as the worst year ever, this year’s Verse of the Year couldn’t be more apt. Released...

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Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz confesses that he was unfaithful in marriage, leading out of an empty place

A day since Hillsong released its official statement on the dismissal of Pastor Carl Lentz due to “moral failures”, the latter has come forward with his own statement on Instagram....

Real Life, Real People

A refugee’s story of racism and redemption

Max Jeganathan was less than 1-year-old when he and his parents had to flee Colombo, Sri Lanka on a cargo ship due to violent racial riots in 1983. Known as Black July, mobs of Sinhalese gangs...

Mental Health

Erasing the stigma of suicide: Nobody should have to struggle alone

When you hear the term “mental illness”, what’s the first image that pops into your mind?  For nearly half the participants in a 2017 study, this prompt conjured up negative impressions of...