Discipleship

Faith

White shoes dirty souls

My brand-new white shoes got dirtied within the span of just a few days. But of course, right? IĀ know it sounds trivial – and I should have seen this coming when I bought them – but I was still...

Health

Hope for the suffering Christian

Recently, I learnt from a cell group member that someone in our young adults ministry requires a serious operationĀ due to the presence of a benign tumour. She’d sent a message to several chat...

Faith

The Modern Sabbath: Separating fact from fiction

One of today’s marks of a good Christian is one’sĀ attendance of Church on Sunday morning. Stay with me on that one. Why is attendance on Sunday even a benchmark of faith? Well, because...

Relationships

A tender but strong heart

ā€œBe tender-hearted, and be strong-hearted..ā€ Those were about the last words my mentor gave me before our season ended, and one of the deepest lessons I am still learning in life. I find that the...

Faith

Do you live by a Christian GPA?

Anyone who’sĀ ever gone to aĀ polytechnic or university would be familiar withĀ some tricks to get better grades: ChoosingĀ a pass/fail module Currying favour with tutors to get hints ahead of time...

Faith

In my struggles with my faith, this is what I hold on to

Ever faced a timeĀ when Christianity suddenly stopped making sense to you? When the doctrines don’t work out in your head. When you can’t relate to the preaching. When the community in church...

Faith

How to cling to love in a world of hate

In this world, evil seems to be gaining ground, but something greater is also awakening in the collective human conscience. We read about terror, but we also read about kindness. There are those...

Faith

In ministry, learn to hold loosely to whatever you create

HavingĀ servedĀ in my church’s performing arts ministry for just over three years, the single most important lesson I’ve learnt so farĀ can be summed up in a few words my pastor shared...

Faith

"Here I am, send me": Answering the call at FOPx

I struggled with keeping my faith in NS. Although I was growing in my relationship with God, people all around me couldn’t understand why I liked to pray for the sick and hurting. TheyĀ assumed...