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Culture

"Clean Hands, Pure Hearts and Beautiful Feet": Bringing Good News to the next generation

The following is an excerpt from the book “Clean Hands, Pure Hearts and Beautiful Feet”, featuring Dr Tan Lai Yong. “Once, Lai Yong joined a medical team on a visit to a lepers...

Relationships

I got stood up on Valentine’s Day

It was Valentineā€™s Day. I could have gone on a date with my husband. But I had looked forward to meeting Miss L. She was a freelance sex worker from East Asia, pacing the streets of Geylangā€™s...

Faith

A cut above the rest: The 26-year-old barber for the underprivileged

ā€œDonā€™t come in first, itā€™s a mess!ā€ yells Chu Yin,Ā as she rushes into her little studio to clean up. A Bangladeshi man follows her in. Wordlessly, he picks up a broom and begins to sweep the...

Faith

Why should I care about inequality?

A recent study by the Institute of Policy StudiesĀ revealed a new “social class divide” in Singapore: Those from different housing backgrounds (private housing vs HDB flats) and education...

Relationships

How to serve each other better in church

As I spoke to friends about helping cell group leaders as they lead and serve in church, a friend reminded me that everyone in church has struggles and needs ā€“ not just those who lead or serve in...

Culture

What does justice even mean to you?

ā€œThere will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.ā€ (Deuteronomy 15:10-11) The first...

Faith

What perseverance looks like in the mission field

I’ve just returned from a week-long mission trip, where I saw the perseverance of 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 in the local church there. “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed;...

Culture

The lies we believe about poverty

There was once I was catching up with a couple of friends in Jakarta when we ended up talking about the state of poverty in Southeast Asia and the possible issues we noticed. Impassioned by the...

Culture

Grappling with gratitude: How to spice thanks up

In a study now known as “The Gratitude Disposition“, three psychologists divided their participants into three groups with specific tasks: one group was to recordĀ only the positive...