Discipleship

Discipleship

Why are there so many Christian denominations?

According to the Oxford dictionary, a denomination is a recognised autonomous branch of the Christian Church. There are a lot of denominations and they often have different emphases on different...

Discipleship

How to appreciate your leaders: It’s as simple as ABC!

All of us have leaders in church. We have our cell group leaders, ministry leaders, mentors — people who have spiritual authority over us. While we might not often think about who these people are...

Worldview

If God knows everything, why even bother praying?

The first instance of prayer happens in Genesis 4:26 (it’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment!). It reads: “Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the...

Discipleship

Cell leaders: How to approach a difficult topic

As cell leaders, it’s likely we’ve encountered one or more of the following scenarios (it’s not an exhaustive list!): A cell member goes on an overseas trip with just her boyfriend,...

Discipleship

What are the names of God?

Yahweh. Adonai. Elohim. Jehovah… You would definitely have come across names of God like these in worship songs, books or sermons. Each one reveals a unique aspect of God’s character,...

Faith

A prayer for our youth

As part of the 40.Day season of prayer, believers in Singapore have been praying on the need to Win the Youth. At a prayer meeting held this past Friday at my church, a father – who in recent...

Discipleship

Rebuking: How do we correct one another with grace and love?

If you saw a blindfolded man walking straight towards the edge of a cliff, wouldn’t you immediately and desperately yell for him to stop?  In principle, this urgency should guide our response...

How-tos & Handles

How this ENFP extrovert finally learnt to slow down

I’m an ENFP with a whopping 88% on the extrovert scale (crazy!).  This means that I glean energy through social interactions and thrive on meeting people.  Consequently, I tend to pack my...

Discipleship

Going the distance: 5 reflections from running a half marathon

It’s a marathon, not a sprint. You probably would have heard believers say this about our Christian faith. But do we truly know what that means? Indeed, this was one of the questions that came to...