Apologetics

Apologetics

Faced with temptations? Cling to truths instead

As we approach the second Sunday of Lent, it is useful for us to draw some thoughts from Jesus’ temptation by Satan, at the end of the 40 days he spent in the wilderness without food and drink...

COVID-19

COVID-19 and the threshing floor: The Church in a moment of reckoning

“Do you see all these things?” he asked. A line that could describe any of us reacting to the events of the past few weeks. Just over a month ago, the first case of COVID-19 surfaced in...

COVID-19

If God is real, then how come Christians aren’t protected from COVID-19?

The other day, my son overheard a conversation in the barber shop that went like this: Customer: You heard about the spread of the virus happening in the churches? Barber: Oh yes! Customer: Did...

Easter

Is Lent just about fasting and self-denial? This is why the 40-day season matters

WHAT IS LENT ALL ABOUT?  Pastor Ian: Lent is a 40-day preparation for Easter. During these 40 days, we identify ourselves with Jesus who went through a 40-day fast (Luke 4:1-13).  We find the...

Apologetics

Instead of asking “why God?”, how about “what are you doing God?”

In moments of trial, we may be tempted to ask the question: “Why, God?” And that would be legitimate. After all, we are only human. As believers though, we know that our God is sovereign. He is...

Apologetics

3 books to read when you want to make sense of suffering

Bombarded with news about COVID-19, questions about worry and safety fill the minds of many: How should Christians respond to such fears? And how should we view events like panic-buying at the...

Apologetics

3 things Jesus is calling us to, and it’s not more work

What is discipleship really all about? The simplest answer is it’s really all about following Jesus. In Matthew 4:19, Jesus said to His disciples, who were fishermen: “Follow me, and I...

Apologetics

How can Christians respond in a time of adversity? Bishop Rennis Ponniah suggests 3Ps

Together with our nation, we are facing a time of adversity because of the coronavirus. How should Christians respond? 1. PROCLAIM CHRIST’S LORDSHIP We are to find strength in God’s word and...

Worldview

What if there’s a disease much more lethal than COVID-19?

What is it about contagious diseases that we have so much primal fear over? As we religiously attempt to sanitise and set ourselves apart and avoid all contact with contagion, we do whatever we can...