Discipleship

Discipleship

Christian creative, don’t be afraid

Having worked as a creative for years, there honestly have been many days when creating something feels like trying to squeeze blood from a stone. There can be many reasons for this inertia, such as:...

Church Life

Using AI in ministry? Exercise discernment

With AI, we now have this unprecedented tool that scours human knowledge and discourse to instantly produce a dozen answers or ideas. A single prompt ploughs through a week’s work. What would have...

Discipleship

What grace isn’t

Grace.  a quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest approval or kindness, especially (in the Christian...

Discipleship

What Jesus didn’t say

Do you know the real Jesus?  Many of us carry our hurts, expectations and experiences from the world – and unknowingly let them colour the way we see God or approach Him. What you really believe...

How-tos & Handles

So you’re the only Christian in class

Having attended Christian mission schools from primary school to JC, I would say that there was never a lack of Christians around me. More than half my friends were Christians. This all changed when...

Sermons

The 3 things Gen Zs are really looking for in church

Last week, I had the honour of attending a panel dialogue at Singapore Bible College (SBC), on a topic close to my heart – reaching Generation-Z in an age where more youths are leaving church.  ...

Do Good

A letter from the Editor: A joyous announcement from Thir.st and the Thirst Collective

You probably can’t tell from the outside, but something significant recently happened for Thir.st and the rest of our parent company, the Thirst Collective. We have been granted religious charity...

Mental Health

FLOW: A 4-step framework to overcome fear with truth

One of the most useful things from my time in counselling was this phrase my friendly old counsellor would always say to me: “Would it help to apply a bit of objectivity to the situation?” Over...

Discipleship

What faith isn’t

Growing up in church, I often heard about the importance of “having faith”. But what does it actually mean? Without the right definitions, we may develop ungodly beliefs and live in a way...