Movies & TV

I flew 14,240km from Singapore to film for The Chosen, and here’s why

In April this year, I travelled from Singapore to the United States to participate in the filming of The Chosen, a multi-season historical drama based on characters from the Gospels. 20 hours of...

Movies & TV

Inside Out 2: Emotions form, memories build – but God defines

SPOILER ALERT I am a big fan of the Inside Out movies. Having waited for almost a decade, the animated series is back with a sequel featuring our more grown-up protagonist (Riley). I was a Primary...

Movies & TV

How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: There’s no comparison in love

*MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD* How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies topped Singapore box office last weekend. Popularly known as a tear-jerking show, the Thai movie has gained much traction on social...

Culture

Are we trapping ourselves by labelling everything?

“I have no appetite… I think I’m depressed.” “I can’t stand the room being so messy… maybe I have OCD.” “This guy always fidgets around when people talk… maybe he...

Music

Hamilton: How the Broadway show points to the narrow way

For over a month now, the smash-hit Hamilton has been wowing Singaporean audiences. This catchy and gripping musical features America’s founding father, Alexander Hamilton, capturing his life from...

Mental Health

I can do it with a broken heart: Do we tend to bypass difficult emotions?

While she was on tour last year, news broke that Taylor Swift’s six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn had ended. At her first show after the news, Swift was professional, happy, and more or less put...

Movies & TV

Queen of Tears: The K-drama that showed me what marriage means

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers.  With ratings peaking at 24.850% in its final episode, Queen of Tears became the highest rated TVN drama of all time, dethroning Crash Landing on You...

Surveys & Reports

State of the Great Commission: How can we be better disciple-makers?

The Great Commission is the mission that Jesus left for His disciples to accomplish before ascending to heaven. “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been...

Culture

How should we respond when Christians go viral for the wrong reasons?

Things go viral online nowadays for all kinds of reasons, and Christians are not exempt from such exposure. Whether it’s a church conference that looks more like a concert, prayers that sound...