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Faith

Why am I always tired in ministry?

Iā€™ve been thinking about this question for quite some time now. There are the occasional gaps of time that allow for some breathing room, but I inevitably feel spent. A couple of days ago, I...

Faith

Missions under 30: Iā€™m a millennial and Iā€™m not bored

I wonder how many people think that millennials are bored in church? Or unwilling to go on mission trips? Think of us as spoilt or fragile, but donā€™t write us off just yet. Iā€™m a millennial and...

Faith

Why would a Father do that to His Son?

What hinders the next generation from heading out into the mission field? Thatā€™s the one question thatā€™s been on my mind for several months now. And from the many conversations I had, as...

Easter

Drops of Life 2018: A week before Good Friday, another man gave his blood in my place

ā€œYouā€™ve never given blood before?ā€ My editor looked at me incredulously. More specifically: ā€œYouā€™ve never given blood before and you want to encourage people to give...

Faith

My struggle with becoming a full-time missionary

ā€œLord, please donā€™t ever call me to be a missionary!ā€ This was my plea after my first mission trip as an 18-year-old onboard Operation Mobilisationā€™s (OM) ship Doulos. It had been an...

Culture

ā€œHave the right finish line in mindā€: Ed Silvoso reviews Singaporeā€™s Antioch call to transform nations

Very often, the work of the church stays in the church. Itā€™s a massive tragedy, said Ed Silvoso, who brought a powerful message of discipling the nations through the marketplace to Kingdom Invasion...

Apologetics

ā€œWhat if the poor are billionaires?ā€: Heidi Baker asks the Church to feed all who are hungry

ā€œHe told me to start this way,ā€ Heidi Baker said in tears, kneeling on the floor. This is how the missionary to Mozambique for the past four decades normally starts her sermons. On her knees,...

Culture

ā€œGod showed me 4 digitsā€: The 22-year-old jewellery maker with a vision

ā€œIs this like Vogueā€™s 72 questions? Iā€™d better get rid of this dead cactus!ā€ Laughter fills the small studio as Caroline, 22, welcomes me into her studio. Itā€™s a small...

Faith

ā€œYou are not a humanitarianā€: The heart and purpose of missions

ā€œTherefore go ā€¦ā€ These two words have been the bedrock (Matthew 28:19) of the missional church today. I have been affiliated with several mission organisations: Cru Singapore (CRU),...