Discipleship

Discipleship

Suffering is not a competition

“I was sexually abused when I was a child and that has really affected my perspective on relationships with the opposite gender.” “I’ve been rejected my whole life – my mother had me out of...

Faith

What if my prayers don’t get answered?

I read the Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8) a couple of weeks ago and I think it captures a beautiful aspect of prayer. “And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says....

Discipleship

An inconvenient death: What does “dying to self” mean?

There is a certain kind of absurdism we bring to arguments with our parents. Here’s an example: I remember fighting with them over my curfew, insisting that I should be allowed to stay out past...

Discipleship

Why am I even praying?

It wasn’t until recently when I started to examine the things I do as a Christian and question why I actually do them. One of the things that came to my attention was prayer. I was reminded of the...

Discipleship

To live is to die

It’s been a whirlwind month since switching jobs. I’ve worked past midnight on consecutive days, with to-do’s bleeding perniciously into the weekends. In the throes of this madness, I finally...

Discipleship

How to be a person after God’s own heart

“At this age, you should be at this job position.” “By this organisational level, you should be earning this.” “Shouldn’t you be married by now?” “When...

Outreach

40 years after Billy Graham, Singapore needs a new holy desperation: Lawrence Khong at PraySingapore

“How desperate are we for another historic revival?” Pastor Lawrence Khong – the closing speaker at PraySingapore on October 7, 2018 – began his segment by showing a video of Billy...

Outreach

Why do we share our faith?

The struggle to evangelise and share the Gospel is often the elephant in the room for many Christians. Because not everyone wants to evangelise all the time; no one can be up to share the Gospel...

Faith

Worship is not about us

Some time ago, my friend sent me a video of a band performing a medley of worship classic with a parodic twist. For instance, instead of singing “I Exalt Thee”, the singer changed the words to...