Marriage

So you want to get married

So you want to get married …  Are you crazy?! Why would you want to do that? Don’t you know how difficult marriage is? Marriage has been on the decline worldwide. In the US, it is estimated...

Outreach

Sharing the Gospel in a multi-religious society

The recent incident involving the imam who was fined $4,000 for making a supplication during a Friday prayer, “Grant us help against the Jews and the Christians”, is a reminder of the strict...

News

City Harvest verdict: How should we respond?

Here’s what the High Court decided this morning (April 7): Kong Hee’s sentence reduced from 8 years to 3.5 years Serina Wee: From 5 years to 2.5 years Tan Ye Peng: From 5.5 years to 3...

Apologetics

The paradox of Millennial “spirituality”

It’s said that we fear what we don’t understand. For Singaporean Millennials, it seems that fear has grown into avoidance, with more youths shunning religion of late. The reality is...

Real Life, Real People

At 23, I had an abortion. I’ve never told anyone, until now

I was about 23 years old when I was faced with the most difficult decision of my life. I wasn’t married, but I got pregnant. This was probably the worst thing that could’ve happened to me...

Movies & TV

So, is the movie a Beauty or a Beast?

A couple of days ago, I read a comment on social media from a friend whom I first met during my time in a para-church group while in university. He had recently watched Disney’s live-action...

Music

Struggles in solitude, and my song of surrender

I was travelling overseas alone with my ukulele, attempting to run away from all my problems back in Singapore. I was disappointed by relationships, disappointed in myself. A lifelong introvert,...

Movies & TV

The Gospel according to Logan

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND. IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE MOVIE, GO WATCH IT FIRST. DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU! Haunting, aching, beautiful, the super(anti)hero film Logan lingered in...

Finding Purpose

The danger of self-help

Help? We are all searching for purpose, meaning and fulfilment in the lives we lead. We are a people looking for help. Although we try to appear put together on the outside, the rate at which...