Discipleship

Discipleship

Will this finally be my year?

I’m not sure how 2019 was for you, but it felt like one of the worst years of my life. We tend to come into a new year expecting new things – new ground and new heights. I came into 2019...

How-tos & Handles

How can we flee from temptation?

Many of us live in guilt and shame because of our addictions. Living under shame inadvertently causes us to live defeated Christian lives because it manifests in what we think, say and do. We think...

Christmas

Christmas on a broken heart

“I don’t like Christmas.” “No, thanks, Michael Bublé, I don’t care if it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” “I don’t need the presents, I’ll skip that Christmas...

Discipleship

Why Bible school is not just for the “up-there Christian”

Growing up in my Christian circle, the words “Tung Ling” were bandied around as some sort of mystical place you would go to get woke about Christian stuff. Much like Bible Study Fellowship (BSF),...

Discipleship

Do we care more about our reputation than our character?

We are often told, 丑事不可外扬 (chou shi bu ke wai yang) – do not air your dirty laundry as it is shameful. We are told we will lose the respect of others if we do so. In the Church, this...

Discipleship

What does “do not judge” really mean?

If there’s a scripture that’s abused, misused and yet at the same time unavoidable, it’d be Matthew 7:1 (ESV): “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Abused and misused because it’s...

Discipleship

3 things a succulent taught me about growth

I was given a bear paw succulent recently, which is meant to turn red at the tips when healthily growing. It’s been a little over a month and there’s still no hint of red to be seen anywhere....

Discipleship

Do you really want Jesus?

There was nothing special about today. It was warm and sunny as usual. I took my laptop and was ready to start work in my living room. I opened my Spotify and a familiar song started playing in the...

Discipleship

Distraction, deception and the devil

In his sermon on spiritual attack, Stef Liston, Senior Pastor of Revelation Church in North London, spoke about the two main ways the devil wages war. First, he turns our attention from God through...