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. ...

Dating

Coffee Meets Bagel: Is it your cup of tea?

My husband and I met online. By accident. Yes, we were two strangers 10,000 miles apart connected by a comment on an accidental blog visit. Not only did that happen, but it also happened at an age...

Movies & TV

The Tinder Swindler, and our longing to be loved

I suck at relationships. My last experience in a serious relationship left me fearful of commitment and wary of the opposite gender. I spent my years in text-everyday non-relationships… until I...

#PublishPeace

It’s time for Bold Faith

5 is the number of grace. By grace, Thir.st has been around five years now, since the end of 2016. How we’ve needed that grace. Five years ago, a handful of us took a leap of faith, either leaving...

Relationships

3 lies I believed about love

As a teenager, I was obsessed with entertainment media. Television series, movies, songs – I would consume them all endlessly.  And as love is one of the most common and popular themes in these...

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...

Family

“Don’t take family for granted”: How prayer and persistence got this Malaysian home for CNY

For the first time in two years, Malaysian Xie Ming Feng (30) was able to head back to Johor Bahru (JB) to be reunited with his family — just in time for Chinese New Year. Ming Feng is glad to able...

Outreach

The Tip-toers: Are Gen Z evangelists walking on eggshells?

I’ve been fascinated with Graceworks’ generational study on evangelism across different age groups in Singapore, namely Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y (Millennials) and Gen Z. As part of...

Relationships

This CNY, here’s how to express your appreciation through the 5 love languages

I must confess that I’m not a big fan of Chinese New Year (CNY). It generally feels a bit too superficial for my liking (too many big parties with some people I’m not particularly close to and...