Culture

I liked myself because I was “liked”

When social media first entered our lives, it was a fun and novel way to connect with friends and family. I suppose it remained rather innocuous for me until I started working. As a performer, I...

Finding Purpose

Isaac Ong: I had a dream, then God gave me a voice

I find it very hard to answer when people ask me, “What’s your job?” I’ve been part of the chaplaincy team at St. Hilda’s Secondary School, part of the FOPx network, part of singing...

Mental Health

Comparison beyond grades

For a couple of weeks in recent months, the CNA Insider video featuring students from different school streams was the only constant on my Facebook News Feed. Touching on the sensitive (and often...

Missions

Man on a mission: To the marketplace and beyond

I haven’t been on a mission trip in some time. The last trip that I recall was sometime in 2010 to Hatyai, Thailand. It was such a wonderful experience – one that I will continue to look back...

Culture

“I walked out of my same-sex relationship, and stepped into church”

I first meet Melissa (not her real name) at her home. She’s dressed in a white shirt-dress, with shoulder-length hair softly framing her face. Looking at her, you wouldn’t have imagined that...

Culture

Young people, greatness is not in power or money, but love

As Singaporeans, we know how to plan very well. Everything has to have an insurance plan. Everything is about figures – how much you have in your bank, how long have you been doing this, how many...

Music

How outrageous: Writing about a love that makes no sense

Your love came crashing in When I was unaware Your grace a perfect storm I have this theory about songwriting trends. If you’re a huge nerd like me and have studied Top 40 worship songs over...

Music

“My Soul Surrenders”: Sidney Mohede’s story behind the song

When I first wrote this song with our friends in JPCC Worship, it was for our previous album More Than Enough. The chorus was pretty much set and we loved that chorus. But for some reason, during...

Missions

We flew into Palu one day after disaster struck

I went to Palu with my church, immediately after it was struck by an earthquake and tsunami on 28 September 2018. We flew in the day after the disaster and took a 20-hour ride into Palu upon landing....