Discipleship

Studies & NS

Is it okay to be competitive?

Competition. The word evokesĀ a wholeĀ spectrum of emotions likeĀ nervousness, envy and pride. When I think of what competition looks like, sporting events and the honour winners bring to their...

Culture

Thoughts on THAT St Hilda’s video: In an online brawl, are you bully, bystander, or peacemaker?

$%#&@!!! You’ve by now surelyĀ seen the video of theĀ fight that brokeĀ out in a classroom at St Hilda’s Secondary School. It involved threeĀ boys, manyĀ punches,...

Faith

Iā€™m a woman and I struggle with pornography and masturbation

No, you didnā€™t read the title wrongly. Ā Girls are not immediately associated with suchĀ sexual sin, but being female does not make us immune to these things. Iā€™m a woman, and I have struggled...

Culture

Angry about the Presidential Election that never was?

Madam Halimah Yacob, former Speaker of Parliament,Ā isĀ Singapore’s 8th President. She’s no stranger to breaking new ground, enteringĀ territories which have been traditionally occupied...

Faith

The gift that keeps giving: Appreciating our mentors

Have you ever felt like you’ve plateaued when it comes to your character? Self-help books have made millions since they first appeared on the shelves of bookstores, and motivational speakers...

Faith

The fall from grace, and the long road home

There was a time in my faith where I became disillusioned and disappointed with the culture of my church. Going to service, I would wonder: “Why are they spending so much money on revamping the...

Faith

How to get comfortable in the waiting room

If you are currently trudging through a probably-quite-agonising period of waiting for something, here are a couple of thoughtsĀ I had recently that I hope will be of some help. 1. Waiting is about...

Faith

Not my master, but my Husband

ā€œAnd it shall be, in that day,ā€ Says the Lord, ā€œThat you will call Me ā€˜My Husband,ā€™ And no longer call Me ā€˜My Masterā€™.” (Hosea 2:16) ā€œThe LORD is my Husbandā€ is not the most...

Faith

From whom all blessings flow

Have you ever stopped to thinkĀ about what it means to be #blessed? The word we so often use (and misuse) ā€“Ā do we know what it really means? We often equate a good state of wellbeing to being...