Real Life, Real People

Scarred by the hand of man, saved by the Hand of God: A pastor’s journey of grace

He was only five when it happened. In those days, young Ian loved watching his father play Chinese Chess with the neighbourhood’s older residents. In fact, he looked solely to his father for...

Worldview

I don’t shun you for your beliefs. Could I ask the same from you?

Christians?Ā Haters. Bigots. Hypocrites. Party-poopers. Wet blankets. I’ve heard it all before. I come from an arts school and creative background, so I have friends ā€” many friends, in fact...

Worldview

Are we building the kingdom we were meant to?

This is a tale of two kingdoms. But they don’t occupy different territories, nor do patrolled borders lay between them. They are infused but in theory they’re immiscible, incapable of...

Worldview

Coming out Christian

I am the worst at confrontation. Donā€™t let the volume of my voice and weight of my words fool you. Itā€™s probably why I enjoy giving speeches rather than engaging in debates. Join the fight? Pick...

News

In a family feud, everyone loses

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! For there theĀ LordĀ bestows his blessing,Ā even life forevermore. (Psalm 133:1, 3) There is a blessing that is bestowed...

Worldview

Politics and faith: If you’re not on the side of the Right, then what’s Left?

In the light of the “political Left’s” reaction to the Trump administration pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, American conservative blogger Erick Erickson recently...

News

On June 12, a call for Singapore’s campuses to combine in prayer

I graduated from SMU in 2007 and entered the workforce the following year as an Auditor at Ernst and Young. NineĀ years on, my life has come full-circle. On Monday, June 12, I’m stepping back...

Finding Purpose

Why be like everyone else? Just be you

Let’s say you’ve just entered a room. You don’t know anyone there. So you spend a bit of time observing everyone. How they move. When they speak. Where they stop. Their facial...

Culture

Ever felt like a foreigner in your own country?

I’m sureĀ that many of those who are reading this article now attendĀ Singaporean churches, where everyone speaks Singlish or some variant of Standard Singaporean English. But where I worship,...