Mental Health

Wading through grief and the broken heart

It was around 4pm on a Monday. My friend sent me a text that a mutual acquaintance of ours had just passed on. From suicide, to be exact. Is it even possible to grieve over someone you barely knew?...

Discipleship

Feeling desperate? Worship is the answer

Think about all the things you’re struggling with today. What would happen if I asked you to take a step back from the problems and worries … And worshipped? Have you ever thought to do...

Culture

Young people, greatness is not in power or money, but love

As Singaporeans, we know how to plan very well. Everything has to have an insurance plan. Everything is about figures – how much you have in your bank, how long have you been doing this, how many...

Music

How outrageous: Writing about a love that makes no sense

Your love came crashing in When I was unaware Your grace a perfect storm I have this theory about songwriting trends. If you’re a huge nerd like me and have studied Top 40 worship songs over...

Missions

How to minister in the most dangerous places on Earth

Three years ago, my team and I were eight hours deep in the jungles working in a war-ravaged village when a rebel soldier came charging at us in a fit of rage. He was threatening to rape those who...

Music

“My Soul Surrenders”: Sidney Mohede’s story behind the song

When I first wrote this song with our friends in JPCC Worship, it was for our previous album More Than Enough. The chorus was pretty much set and we loved that chorus. But for some reason, during...

Mental Health

I was too proud to seek help for my mental health problems

At 27 years old, I stepped into the Institute of Mental Health for the first time. After an argument that escalated out of hand at home, it struck me that there might actually be something wrong with...

Faith

Is there such a thing as a cynical Christian?

I’m a pessimist and a cynic through and through. My knee-jerk reaction whenever something good happens is, “Let’s see how long it lasts.” And I always assume people are acting out of...

Do Good

In the midst of your joy, do not forget your brothers and sisters in misery

“The Father’s heart is for His house to be full,” declared Cedric Chew at The Father’s Heart for the Homeless on October 30. “The Singapore Church has been blessed...