Discipleship

Family

I waited 11 years to be water baptised

I wasn’t born into a Christian family. I’ve never had my parents lead me in worship, or devotions or Bible reading. And I’ve never had the luxury of going to church with my family. When I...

Discipleship

Our identity and inheritance as worshippers

“For the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.” (John 4:23) It’s funny that the...

Discipleship

What I got wrong about grace

Some time in my early 20s, I sat across the table from my mentor and pleaded with her to explain how grace worked. Life wasn’t quite going the way I wanted and I’d subconsciously been trying to...

Discipleship

Is your faith bogged down by FOMO?

If you’re a cradle Christian like me, you would relate when I say that FOMO is not a foreign feeling. As children, we were told to stay away from Pokémon, Digimon and Harry Potter while our...

Discipleship

Jesus, my champion and basketball MVP

I remember when James Harden was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of 2018. Being clueless about NBA, I was pretty nonchalant about the news while my friends were excitedly talking about it in...

Discipleship

Are you a safe and tame Christian?

Andy Byrd, pioneer of the Circuit Riders movement, once shared: “I am completely convinced that we have propped up a weak version of Jesus today and it must be destroyed. We have to deal with...

Discipleship

Look up: Don’t miss the beauty in the darkness

My legs had never felt so sore. It was the first night of the Hillsong Worship & Creative Conference and I was headed back to my accommodation.  When I was planning the trip, the 15-minute walk...

Finding Purpose

What’s the point of my dreams in life?

What are some dreams you have for your life? I had many dreams throughout my childhood and my teenage years. At first, I wanted to be an animator so I started drawing – I even went for a class!...

Discipleship

Is a crisis really necessary for us to remember God?

“How then did you, as a second-generation Christian, find yourself interning here?” I was momentarily speechless at this question from my Visual Editor. Not because I didn’t have an...