Worldview

Culture

Is religion still relevant to young Singaporeans?

Do young people want to talk about religion? What do we think about sharing our faith? And what about… God? At a forum organised by the ETHOS Institute for Public Christianity last month, the...

Culture

Identity in the age of authenticity: Who am I, really?

In confronting the problem of being true to oneself, we’re left unsure of who we even are. This has resulted in a loneliness epidemic across the world. An ordained pastor and full-time speaker for...

How-tos & Handles

As a young person, how can I make a difference in my culture?

Culture is not neutral. It represents the ideas and behaviour of a particular group of people or society; culture is formed by the people who propagate it. If we have a belief about something, it...

Apologetics

The false conflict between science and faith: An astrophysicist examines Genesis

Atheists and sceptics perceive Genesis as the Bible’s greatest embarrassment, the Achilles’ heel of the Christian faith. They think that science contradicts Genesis, which is the...

Life & Death

Saving the safest place in the world

I had been asking God what was next. After years in the marketing industry, enjoying my job as I supported my husband in his full-time ministry as a pastor, I had known for some time that I needed to...

News

Christchurch attack: Let’s talk about beliefs

The recent Christchurch terrorist attack deeply saddened me. It haunts me when I imagine a terrorist storming into my place of worship raining bullets on all my fellow worshippers I love. I pray for...

Surveys & Reports

Singapore, we have a porn problem

“If you marry someone who watches pornography, you can kiss your intimacy goodbye. Because there’s not a woman in Singapore that can compete with porn.” This sobering statement was...

Life & Death

Unwed, pregnant and headed for Harvard – I thought the choice was clear

He was my best friend. We had known each other for five years. At that time, both of us were the most senior Ph.D students in the laboratory. We started a secret relationship without the knowledge of...

Do Good

Are we numbed to wastage?

I recently read about a group of Singaporeans who prepared a huge buffet spread of food for the public – free of charge. The only catch? All the food served at the event was “rescued”...