Outreach

Faith

A new hope

Hope. It’s a loaded word. What exactly is hope? What is the basis for it? How do we learn to hope? And how does it look to you? We hope for many things, and in many people. We hold onto hope amid...

Faith

Am I worthy of love?

“Some things are loved because they are worthy; some things are worthy because they are loved.” For quite a while now, I have been struggling with self-worth. It has been quite the sneaky little...

Faith

Here I am, send … him

 “But Moses said, ‘Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send somebody else’.” (Exodus 4:13) Early last year I was jogging along my usual route, to the bridge by the river....

Faith

What’s killing your kindness?

Ever wondered what motivates you to do good? The key word here is “motivate”. The motivation, the impetus, that adrenaline that keeps you going. The motivation behind human behaviour has...

Work

Every word has come at a cost

I’ve always been a private person. Even in my pursuit of meaningful conversations, I avoid volunteering personal details about my life by being the one asking the questions. The prospect of...

Workplace

How to grow the church – in your office

After spending my early 20s helping to rebuild my church’s youth ministry from a dwindling group of 15 jaded young people to a healthy, growing community of more than 80 believers, I was certain...

Outreach

Sharing the Gospel in a multi-religious society

The recent incident involving the imam who was fined $4,000 for making a supplication during a Friday prayer, “Grant us help against the Jews and the Christians”, is a reminder of the strict...

Culture

Chinese New Year – time for the harvest!

Upbeat 恭喜恭喜恭喜你 Chinese New Year songs quickly displaced Christmas jingles. The crowd moved from Orchard Road to Chinatown, from the neon signs along our famed shopping stretch to red...

Do Good

This Chinese New Year, make time to visit one more home

When the cycle of Chinese New Year spins to a start, most of us don’t think twice about what we’ll be doing over the long weekend. There will be the expected reunion dinner, the visits to...