Church Life

Faith

The power of God and community during a quarantine

I was making my way out of school when I received a video message from my cell group leader. She briefly explained that one of our cell group members had contracted the resurgent COVID-19 virus....

Faith

#THIRSTBITES: Mentorship: Who are you walking with?

Many of us like to receive encouragement. We say, “Feed me, feed me, feed me!” But not many of us like to receive feedback — including me. The reason why we don’t like receiving...

Discipleship

What’s the secret behind making a cell group work?

I don’t know about you, but I have been in cell groups where I honestly didn’t feel close to anyone. In better cases, I felt connected to the individuals in my group, but we were still...

Culture

Race and the Church: Reflections from an Indian pastor

“I don’t think our church is ready for an Indian senior pastor.” That was an unsolicited comment made to me one Sunday in church. I assumed that the person who was addressing me was thinking of...

Easter

Easter specials: What churches are doing in this unusual year

More than hot cross buns, adorable bunnies and chocolate eggs, Easter is that time of the year when we celebrate God’s gift to us. In 2020, the worsening effects of COVID-19 in Singapore put a...

How-tos & Handles

When your hero of faith lets you down

Bill Hybels. Carl Lentz. Jerry Falwell Jr. Now, sadly, we add the late Ravi Zacharias to the list of global Christian leaders whose sexual indiscretions have left their reputations in tatters....

Faith

100 articles later: 3 takeaways from my time with Thir.st

After writing 100 over articles about God, I thought I’d have a better grasp on who God is. But if anything, writing 100 stories about God has only taught me how vast and ungraspable God’s...

Faith

It’s okay to cry. Jesus did

When was the last time you heard an entire sermon on Lamentations? On the second day of the LoveSingapore Pastors’ Summit 2021, Reverend Keith Lai preached a stirring message from a book of the...

Health

This is not just a restart, but a new start: COVID survivor and Grace Assembly’s Pastor Wilson Teo

“No seminary can prepare you for what happened during that phase of my life,” said Pastor Wilson Teo, Senior Pastor of Grace Assembly of God, during the opening session of the annual...