A week ago, my grandfather ā former coolie, former opium addict ā was called Home, at the grand old age of 101. Ah Gong has always been very dear to me. Not having him around with me for the rest...
āDo not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?ā (2 Corinthians 6:14) A yoke is an contraption...
We know them all too well āĀ the thoughts that run through our heads and never make it out of our mouths. She looks so attractive in that dress, I wish I looked like that. He doesn’t deserve...
The book of Job is a perplexing one to many Christians. Apparently older than Genesis, this book appears out of nowhere, and is more or less self-contained in its own independent context. The Bible...
āI love the bak chor mee here!āĀ āI think Iām in love!ā āGod loves you!ā Any of these phrases familiar to you? Thanks to pop culture, loose usage of the word āloveā has cheapened...
Brought up in a church culture where everyone is taught to ājust believeā, many Christians grow comfortable and complacent. Weāve got our own dialect of Christianese, hip pastors, and church...
āBut he would withdraw to desolate places and prayā (Luke 5:16). Jesus did this oftenĀ āĀ even when “conventional” leadership wisdom would have held thatĀ HeĀ should keep going. He...
It’s sadĀ how we are called to unity, yet nothing divides like religion. When confronted with doubt and growing cultural opposition to organised religion, Christians may be tempted to respond...
Lose some weight.Ā Start exercising. Save up for the dream holiday. Typical resolutions we’ve all heard our friends ā or even ourselves ā recycled at the startĀ of eachĀ year. But these are...