Church Life

Creatives, this is how to serve in church and not burn out

Creatives tend to get a bad rep for being difficult, emotional, unpredictable and, on occasion, a nightmare of pride and/or insecurity. All of which I have been accused of (not unrightfully), so that...

Devotionals

Getting to the heart of the matter

S.A.F.E – seated, awake, focused and engaged.  This is the acronym used in my school as an expectation of students’ behaviour in class. Behaviour is such an important reflection of a person. We...

Discipleship

What to do when the Bible is confusing

When we ask questions about the Bible, we often learn more about God through those questions. But what do you do when you have a question, and the more you read about it, the less it makes sense? For...

Do Good

Are we numbed to wastage?

I recently read about a group of Singaporeans who prepared a huge buffet spread of food for the public – free of charge. The only catch? All the food served at the event was “rescued”...

Outreach

How a mocker of God ended up encountering His love

My parents had a strong Chinese religious background, and from a young age I would follow their religious practices without questioning what they meant. In spite of my upbringing, I did not believe...

Discipleship

Have you wrestled with healing yet?

At some point, we will grapple with what we think about physical healing – if not for our own, then for someone else’s. “Do we pray for healing? How do we pray? How do we know if God...

Sermons

Choosing the better part

I got married recently. Made my vows. The quality of a marriage is not determined by the vows that are made on the wedding day but by a lifetime of intentionality, devoted to living up to the...

Outreach

Billy Graham: The man who left a spiritual legacy in Singapore

Today marks the first death anniversary of Dr Billy Graham, who passed away at the age of 99 on February 21, 2018.  Known as “America’s Pastor”, Graham was the world’s...

Discipleship

You can fully trust in God’s promises for you

“Language opens up the non-present to our present.” My lecture on the philosophy of language ended with that statement. How beautiful that humans get to share language, and through it, have the...