Discipleship

Church Life

How’s your cell group doing?

With churches reopening and new opportunities to meet in person in larger groups, it’s a good time to take a step back and examine how our cell groups have been growing (or not growing) over the...

Discipleship

Stressed? Here are 5 ways to meditate on Scripture

Meditation has sometimes been frowned upon and deemed a no-no for Christians due perhaps to its association with new-age practices like “emptying the mind”.  However, despite the stigma...

Discipleship

Feeding your soul in a time of crisis

In my last post, I reflected on our new status as refugees from Ukraine. I talked about some of the ways that God had prepared me for this crisis and was helping me process this new reality. The...

Discipleship

Mentors: My life would have been so different without them

I started out in Primary School as a really good boy. After all, I was enculturated with polished manners because of my church and mission school upbringing. However, I was very restless on the...

Devotionals

Let it out before you burn out

Our yard flooded a few times during the recent rainy season. The water was inches from both our front and back doors.  So, I decided to get hold of a pump to get rid of the water, sending it through...

Discipleship

3 beliefs we wrongly hold about Jesus

Did you ever hear these lines growing up (and perhaps even until today)? “Stop being so _________! Jesus would never do that!” “Don’t say/do that! You’re behaving like an unbeliever!”...

Devotionals

What does it mean to be fishers of men?

I recently read an article about a pair of fishermen brothers who are among the last practitioners of the disappearing art of bubu fishing. Unlike commonly used fishing rods, these box-like bubu...

Culture

From desire to distraction: Why I decided to fast from K-drama

For all who have ever spiralled down the endless black hole of Korean dramas, I’m sure you can relate when I say that they are extremely addictive. It probably doesn’t help that I like watching...

Devotionals

Bible reading plans for Lent? Look no further

Lent is a season of fasting and preparation for Easter (or Resurrection Sunday). This year, the 40 days of Lent begin on March 2 (Ash Wednesday) and end on April 16 (Holy Saturday).  I’ve been...