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Faith

Where in the world are our young missionaries?

Itā€™s becoming somewhat of a perennial question: How can we engage and mobilise millennials for missions, both within the Church and across cultures? Hereā€™s something my cell member said...

Faith

Are you a part-time Christian?

Iā€™m in the middle of a life transition, and the one question I keep getting is, ā€œAre you going into full-time mission work?ā€ Well yes, Iā€™m committing a fairly big portion of my life...

Culture

"Clean Hands, Pure Hearts and Beautiful Feet": Bringing Good News to the next generation

The following is an excerpt from the book ā€œClean Hands, Pure Hearts and Beautiful Feetā€, featuring Dr Tan Lai Yong. ā€œOnce, Lai Yong joined a medical team on a visit to a lepers...

Relationships

I got stood up on Valentineā€™s Day

It was Valentineā€™s Day. I could have gone on a date with my husband. But I had looked forward to meeting Miss L. She was a freelance sex worker from East Asia, pacing the streets of Geylangā€™s...

Faith

A cut above the rest: The 26-year-old barber for the underprivileged

ā€œDonā€™t come in first, itā€™s a mess!ā€ yells Chu Yin, as she rushes into her little studio to clean up. A Bangladeshi man follows her in. Wordlessly, he picks up a broom and begins to sweep the...

Faith

Why should I care about inequality?

A recent study by the Institute of Policy Studies revealed a new ā€œsocial class divideā€ in Singapore: Those from different housing backgrounds (private housing vs HDB flats) and education...

Relationships

How to serve each other better in church

As I spoke to friends about helping cell group leaders as they lead and serve in church, a friend reminded me that everyone in church has struggles and needs ā€“ not just those who lead or serve in...

Culture

What does justice even mean to you?

ā€œThere will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.ā€ (Deuteronomy 15:10-11) The first...

Faith

What perseverance looks like in the mission field

Iā€™ve just returned from a week-long mission trip, where I saw the perseverance of 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 in the local church there. ā€œWe are afflicted in every way, but not crushed;...