Discipleship

Discipleship

Help, I’m the victim. Again

“Get your act together”, my friend said. I was appalled. Immediately a voice started rattling in my head, with a response I’d rehearsed one too many times. What do you think...

Discipleship

So you want to be sold out: But at what cost?

“Take my life, and all that I have to give. Take my world, just inhabit all of it. Take my dreams, make me assuredly Yours.” These words are not the easiest to sing. The first time I...

Discipleship

Is that you, God? I’ll call you back

I’ll call you backĀ later. You know how it is. YouĀ receive a surprise call from an insurance agent or some random salesperson, and you justĀ want to get yourself out of it. There are more...

Discipleship

The danger of anger

I’m sure you’ve felt this way some point in your life. This undeniable boiling, bubbling on the inside; your fists are clenched, muscles tensed, fangs bared and seething with rage....

Discipleship

On prayer: Do you know who you’re talking to?

When you pray, it’s supposed to be anĀ intimate,Ā personal conversation with God.Ā Youā€™re supposed to reallyĀ connect directly, passionately,Ā intimately with God. Jesus described this...

How-tos & Handles

How not to lose your joy

Look around. Look at the faces of people around you. On the streets. On the MRT. In your church. You’ll see it everywhere: So many people have beenĀ robbed of their joy. “It is a...

Mental Health

Please, help me see

I onceĀ believed that one day I’d change the world in a good, unselfish, non-superficial way. But real life hit me hard. I was overrun byĀ a deep existential crisis. No, not the kind you feel...

Discipleship

Guard your heart

The other day I askedĀ God why I was given this heart. The one I have looks like it’s about to fall apart; it’s purple with bruises and has weathered through heartbreaks. I’ve...

Culture

Ever felt like a foreigner in your own country?

I’m sureĀ that many of those who are reading this article now attendĀ Singaporean churches, where everyone speaks Singlish or some variant of Standard Singaporean English. But where I worship,...