Relationships

Children of divorce, how will we win the fight?

“She’s okay what. Look at her. Does she not look okay?” When my parents’ divorce was finalised and the relatives were informed, I was a topic of discussion at the lunch table. Not fully...

Culture

Why should women have to submit to men?

Someone recently called me a feminazi. That made me stop to think. I realised that given how vocal and opinionated I am as a person … I probably shouldn’t be surprised if others think...

Culture

The sad death of Annie Ee: A call for true justice

UPDATE ON DECEMBER 1, 2017: The couple whose acts of causing grievous hurt with household weapons to intellectually disabled friend Annie Ee, 26, have been sentenced in the High Court. Tan Hui Zhen,...

Culture

On a collision course: Complaint vs contentment

I’m not in Singapore at the moment, but everything I read on social media is all about the transport system, due to the collision between two MRT trains earlier this week. “How many...

Faith

Reaching out to the sexually broken

Do you know someone who sees nothing wrong with having premarital sexual relationships? How about a person addicted to pornography and masturbation? Or a friend who actively pursues their attraction...

Culture

Texas shooting: Why does this keep happening, God?

The Lord said to Ananias, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. I have shown him a vision of a...

Culture

26 dead, 20 wounded in Texas church shooting

While we were sleeping last night, 26 brothers and sisters in Christ were shot dead as they attended church in Texas. At least 20 more were wounded. Their service had just begun at around 11am, when...

The places where reactions come from

As with anyone who has any ounce of pride (a.k.a all of us), one rarely readily admits to feeling disrespected, unwanted or inadequate. We all have an innate desire to feel worthy in the eyes of...

Work

What does wise financial spending look like?

I found myself first thinking about this issue when I was running late for work. I’d been trying in vain to book a GrabHitch – there had been a promo code which would have halved my ride...