Music

Even when I can’t believe it, You work for my good

How can God be good? Two of my friends were going through difficult life situations and were in desperate need of help. Gossip. Badmouthing. Backstabbing. Family problems. Loss of identity. Battling...

Movies & TV

The Rise of Skywalker: No one’s ever too far gone

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND! BUT IF YOU INSIST ON READING AHEAD WITHOUT WATCHING “STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER” FIRST, EVEN THE FORCE CAN’T STOP YOU. I’ve always been a huge...

Faith

The stories you loved most this year

Together as an online community, we had honest conversations on relationships, addiction, sickness and loss in 2019. We said farewell to brothers of the faith, talked about church life, shared our...

Culture

What caught our attention in 2019

In case you haven’t noticed, 2019 has been a pretty intense year. With all that has been happening, we get that it’s hard to keep up with piece after piece of ground-shaking news. So...

Christmas

Who wins? Father Christmas or Christ the Son

As Christmas comes, a part of me is already expecting the celebrations, gifts and indulgence, while another part of me wonders how I can have a truly meaningful and satisfying December. I mean,...

Christmas

The untold stories behind our favourite Christmas carols

Do you have a favourite Christmas carol?  In medieval times, the word “carol” referred to a circle dance accompanied with singing. According to this BBC article, it wasn’t until...

Personalities

Say what? Kanye West replaces John Crist as Christian youth conference headliner

If you head over to the Strength to Stand Student Bible Conference website, you’ll find Kanye West’s name listed right above Hillsong Young & Free. Two names we probably never thought would...

Worldview

4 lessons I learnt in an actual revolution

On Friday, October 18, I woke to the smell of burning tyres. The shabaab, or young men, of my city had blocked the main square and key road junctions with barricades and set them alight. Banks and...

Personalities

Enjoy the Process: Krysta Joy on finding purpose, good tunes and redemption

Winner of 2017’s edition of the Noise Music Mentorship Programme, singer-songwriter Krysta Joy released her debut album, Enjoy the Process, in August 2019. We have a chat with the Burning Hearts...