Church Life

Mental Health

Stop being hard on yourself

ā€œGive chance, leh.ā€ Sure, that’s easy ā€“ when it comes to giving others a chance. But it’s so difficult when it comes to giving myself a chance. I’m 21, and I’ve been...

Church Life

Are you serving on empty?

“There are so many things to do,” Martha remarks. Guest is here, but our home’s messy. Guest is here, but table’s empty. Guest is here, but Mary’s lazing. She’s...

Church Life

Everyone deserves a moment with God: Special needs and the Church

Several years ago, aĀ life group in Hope Church Singapore found itself with four unique cell members ā€“ each of whomĀ had special needs. With no experience in caring for people with special needs, a...

Church Life

When the well runs dry

A job hazard forĀ a writer is the fact that I feel like I have to continually drawĀ from the well of my soul. It makes sense as a writer ā€“ that’s where you’d think most ofĀ the great...

Finding Purpose

You have nothing to be ashamed of

I’m so afraid to writeĀ for yourĀ people, God. Me? I’m not qualified! I’ve been writing in my diary, journal and Tumblr for years. It’sĀ always been just for me. For instance,...

Discipleship

Wait, He said

On a day I could never forgetĀ ā€“ Aug 22, 2014 ā€“Ā I confessed a sin to my youth pastor. It was a sin that had ravaged the insides of my heart and mind; it made my thought processes wicked; and it...

Church Life

Where have all my church friends gone?

Iā€™d woken up with a nagging image of my formerĀ cell group member in my head. I wondered why. I hadnā€™t heard from her or seen her around for quite a long time, come to think of it; I decided to...

Real Life, Real People

I am a Pastor’s Kid: How I went from being son of my dad, to child of the Father

What is it like to be the Senior Pastorā€™s son? If I had a dollar every time someone asked me that, it would probably be a lot harder for me to enter the kingdom of God (Matthew 19:24). I wasnā€™t...

Real Life, Real People

Why I left the faith: How the church must do better

I grew up in a church, with my parents both church leaders. Bedtime stories were Bible stories, dinner conversations were sermon lessons. I was even water baptised at the age of 14. My baptism verse...