Discipleship

COVID-19

“In Godโ€™s economy, man’s adversity is God’s opportunity”: Bishop Rennis Ponniah on celebrating hope in a time of COVID-19

More than a year after the Celebration of Hope (COH) was first announced publicly, over 200 church and ministry leaders gathered at St Andrew’s Cathedral (SAC) yesterday to give thanks for the...

COVID-19

COVID-19 and the valley of decision: The unbearable pressure your Senior Pastor is under

Maybe your Church is running worship services this weekend, and you’re not happy about it. Is that really the wisest decision at such a time? Or maybe your Church isn’t running services,...

Discipleship

What has this crisis revealed about us? Church leaders urge faith, not fear

TIMOTHY WEERASEKERA, CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH “The future is watching” My fellow Singaporeans, we’ve done this before. Some of us were just students when this happened last....

Discipleship

There’s an antidote to fear, and it’s not fake news

“It’s not a matter of if, butย when.โ€™โ€™ A friend of mine had recently taken a screen shot of that quote from the Netflix series Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak and uploaded it...

Culture

Why I stopped reading fanfic

Fan fiction. Not everyone would be proud to say that they read them. Most of us have it as a little secret, a guilty pleasure. Why fanfics? To escape reality. When real-life celebrities or characters...

Discipleship

Stepping into 2020 as a new Christian

I accepted Christ last year on May 11, 2019, which makes me a spiritual “baby” if you think about it. But through these months, I have experienced God in many areas of my life. I used to...

Discipleship

Top 5 books for your 2020 reading list

Other than the compulsory 66 books of the Bible, there is a wealth of literature out there for the Christian seeking to be fed. I would like to encourage us to read broadly, especially in areas that...

Surveys & Reports

Young adult, this is what your church leader really wants to tell you

This year’s theme at Summit 2020 โ€“ Love Never Fails โ€“ encapsulated well the spirit of the 4-day LoveSingapore annual prayer retreat for pastors and leaders. Unity, authenticity and...

Discipleship

Putting the joy back into surrendering

Life is hard. We face broken relationships, disappointment, discouragement, ostracism, illnesses and day-to-day things like the frustration of squeezing with the morning crowd, assignments and chores...