Culture

The burn is real

Last week, I made a sarcastic joke at my colleagueā€™s expense and instantly felt horrible. The joke was the savage kind that the Internet would have celebrated, but honestly, just because it was...

Real Life, Real People

The day my passion broke me

When I first became Christian, I realised that believing in a God wasnā€™t difficult. It was believing that He is a God who is sovereign and good that was the problem for me. As one who lived with...

Culture

Learning to celebrate the success of others

One of the most exciting events the Awaken GenerationĀ team has the privilege of hosting every year is our annual Mid-Year Showcase, where our songwriters and musicians present the original songs...

Faith

“Will your life be a reference point for the next generation?”: Jason Chua at One Thing Gathering 2018

“All we see today didnā€™t come from nowhere. Someone paid a price for it. May it be said of us, that our childrenā€™s children will look at us and say thank you for being faithful.”...

Faith

One Thing Gathering 2018: You too are God’s one thing

For the first time ever, various houses of prayer throughout Asia came together both physically and virtually for the inaugural One Thing Gathering, hosted by Riverlife Church and Kingdom Community...

Relationships

What I learnt from an adulteress

Recently, I came across an article in which the writer chronicled her experiences of sleeping with married men. The author wasn’t looking for a long-term relationships, and since married men...

Culture

The mask he wore to church

You know what itā€™s like being attracted to the same sex as a Christian? I certainly donā€™t. And for a long time I lived without knowing what that tension was like ā€“ that double-life of fear and...

Do Good

When the whole wide world seems oh so wrong

What do you do with the mad that you feel When you feel so mad you could bite? When the whole wide world seems oh so wrong … And nothing you do seems very right? ā€“Ā What Do You Do with the...

Culture

The call to come home

“You Christians talk about God’s love all the time: But where is that love for people like us?” Someone struggling with same-sex attraction once asked the person who had just...