Discipleship

Discipleship

You can fully trust in God’s promises for you

ā€œLanguage opens up the non-present to our present.ā€ My lecture on the philosophy of language ended with that statement. How beautiful that humans get to share language, and through it, have the...

Discipleship

What if I’m not ready to be a Christian?

“I don’t think I can go to church with you,” I remember my friend telling me as we were walking back from school. “I’m not holy enough.” “I can’t...

Discipleship

The importance of waiting

ā€œThe reason I stopped attending prayer meetings is that I donā€™t really feel a connection with God and people. I donā€™t see any fruit from all the praying,ā€ a friend told me on the way home...

Discipleship

4 signs that God isn’t your first love

Though I’ve been a Christian for many years, I’ve still struggled with being self-centred and proud. At times, even more so than I realise. Some days, this truth grips my heart with guilt...

Family

I waited 11 years to be water baptised

I wasnā€™t born into a Christian family. Iā€™ve never had my parents lead me in worship, or devotions or Bible reading. And Iā€™ve never had the luxury of going to church with my family. When I...

Discipleship

Our identity and inheritance as worshippers

ā€œFor the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father isĀ seekingĀ such to worship Him.ā€ (John 4:23) Itā€™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 wasnā€™t quite going the way I wanted and Iā€™d subconsciously been trying to...

Discipleship

Is your faith bogged down by FOMO?

If youā€™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 PokĆ©mon, 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...