Discipleship

Faith

How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?

Love is the greatest thing in the world. Love is the very purpose of our lives. And what the Holy Spirit does and brings to our lives is all about love. Every Christian has the Holy Spirit living...

Faith

I was a “cancerous” Christian

Recently, I learnt about cancer cells through my biology course. Here are some unique things about cancer cells: They do not follow the body’s genetic code They refuse to die, unlike normal...

Relationships

My heart broke when my mentees left church

Both my mentees left the church within the same month: November 2018. I had been mentoring them for close to a year, respectively. They were also the first and only two mentees that I ever had....

I'm a New Christian

Who exactly is the Holy Spirit?

Referred to as the “Holy Ghost” by some, the Holy Spirit has been misunderstood as something scary. He has also been resisted, as some people are a bit nervous of Him.  For a long time...

Faith

What does it mean to “know” Christ?

My youngest sister has a bit of a crush on the English actor Tom Hiddleston. She is able to tell me which train line “Hiddles” uses when he’s in England and which cafés he frequents. She’s...

Culture

Avengers, assemble: We are part of God’s endgame

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND! IF YOU SOMEHOW STILL HAVEN’T WATCHED AVENGERS: ENDGAME, YOU REALLY SHOULD BEFORE YOU READ THIS! Avengers: Endgame has taken the world by storm. Maybe it’s...

Real Life, Real People

Saved from superstition and swearing: Rayson Tan’s story

I started following my parents’ religion at the age of 10. I followed them to many places, praying for peace, good health and good results in my studies. I was following a principle of doing...

Devotionals

Guilty as charged

Will we ever run out of grace? Will my sons be raised well while I’m in jail? Will my wife wait for me or run off with another man? Am I a good father? These were probably the questions of anguish...

Mental Health

A letter to the hurting

Dear Hurting One, I thought of you today when I read these lines. “Kneeling, I’d picked up one of the shards, dragged its sharp edge across my skin, relieved by the red line slowly seeping up,...