Culture

Do you love life enough to save it?

โ€œWhat would you do about a young woman in church who is pregnant out of wedlock?โ€ I asked. โ€œAs it is a pastoral matter, we will try to deal with it in private,โ€ came the reply from the...

Culture

There’s nothing wrong with feeling lonely

I’ve recently become aware of the deep loneliness within me. To try and get rid of it, I previously turned to unhealthy quick fixes. Keeping a hectic schedule, I tried looking to people to...

Faith

In my heart I believed that there was no God

I was proud to be an atheist. My parents had never been too religious. With little emphasis on religion in their upbringing, faith was an insignificant part of my growing years. It wasn’t that...

Culture

Easter is over but we’re still living in that long, long Saturday

By the time you read this, Easter would have come and gone. Good Friday would be done and dusted. Dramatic remembrances of Jesus’ last meal, long bloody trek to Golgotha and final breath would...

Culture

Reflections of a former K-pop addict: "What am I even living for?"

My teenage years can be summed up in 2 words: K-pop. A total fanatic, I spent most of my adolescence fangirling over boy bands. I would save up money just to attend their concerts. I was obsessed...

Culture

The Christian stereotype: Why you should also love those who aren’t like you

What comes to your mind when I say the word, “Christian”? Of all the images you might see, I don’t think it’s a poor beggar or a crude gangster covered in tattoos. For me, I...

Culture

Are you content to be nameless?

Do you do thankless or nameless work? That’s work that’s behind the scenes โ€” like in the back-end of the office or the engine-room. It’s tedious work, and there’s a fair...

Culture

"There is none good": ANNETTE’s hymn on hypocrisy

Growing up in Church, I realised that the older you get, the easier it becomes to leave than to stay. Think of the Church scandals you see flooding the global media โ€“ like prominent Christian...

Faith

I believed that God’s plan for me was to die

My journey with God started in 2007: A six-year-old child, eyes squeezed shut and chubby hands clasped together in prayer as I sat with my kindergarten friends around a table, reciting grace before...