Discipleship

Faith

“God is always at work”: A missionary in Myanmar sheds light on the deadly crackdown

Sometimes I put off reading the news, for fear of what I might find going on around the world. Take for instance #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar. Isn’t it tiring reading bad news?  On February 1,...

Studies & NS

Wanna be wise? 3 pitfalls to avoid from King Solomon’s life

If you were Solomon, what would you have wished for?  When I was younger, studying Solomon’s famous stories, I often wondered if God would appear to me in a dream to ask me what I wanted. I used...

Health

When I found out my mum had cancer… again

5 March 2017. It was a Wednesday evening, and I had decided to take a GrabCar home from school in order to make it back on time for dinner with my parents. Mum hadn’t been feeling well for the past...

Faith

What my latest running craze taught me about life’s race

Can I be obsessive? For sure. In fact, when I get into something, I’m often obsessive about it. My latest obsession has to do with running. Now, if you know anything about me, I hate running. It...

Culture

That’s what B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. are for

It is tragic and heartbreaking to see the rise in incidences of sexual impropriety and immorality today, ranging from voyeurism, sexting, sexual grooming, power abuses for sexual favours,...

Faith

The secrets we hide, and an all-seeing God

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed this, but our God has a penchant for secrets. When you type the word “secret” into a Bible concordance, you are greeted with a perplexing variety of how the...

Health

“Farewell, my son”: A tribute by Jethro’s father

Thank you all for coming to tonight’s wake service to celebrate Jethro’s 15 years, 1 month and 23 days of life on Earth. I am sure he will be very happy to see all of you here, as he looks down...

Faith

The secret to walking through a dry spell

What is your picture of an “ideal Christian”?  When I was younger, I always thought that an “ideal Christian” would be a passionate and tireless individual who was always...

Faith

When God didn’t show up

At the start of 2019, in my last year of university, I decided to work as a financial advisor. There were a lot of reasons why I chose that career. Firstly, I believed that the financial world was a...