Church Life

We can’t pick our cell groups like we’re buying cai fan

There may be a problem in the way some of us think about cell group. Before I get to that, let me first give you some background. Imagine having spent most of your growing years in church: You went...

Discipleship

Is your faith bogged down by FOMO?

If you’re a cradle Christian like me, you would relate when I say that FOMO is not a foreign feeling. As children, we were told to stay away from Pokémon, Digimon and Harry Potter while our...

Discipleship

Jesus, my champion and basketball MVP

I remember when James Harden was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of 2018. Being clueless about NBA, I was pretty nonchalant about the news while my friends were excitedly talking about it in...

Sermons

Worshipping even when it hurts to sing

I’m at a place right now where I’m a little less afraid. A little more bold with my actions, a bit more expressive in the way I love people. But what people don’t see is that every day...

Discipleship

Are you a safe and tame Christian?

Andy Byrd, pioneer of the Circuit Riders movement, once shared: “I am completely convinced that we have propped up a weak version of Jesus today and it must be destroyed. We have to deal with...

Worldview

How a young atheist ended up in church

For 16 years of my life, I lived through my days following the norms set before me and in the way I felt life should be lived – mostly happy, with tinges of frustrations and sadness along the way...

Discipleship

Look up: Don’t miss the beauty in the darkness

My legs had never felt so sore. It was the first night of the Hillsong Worship & Creative Conference and I was headed back to my accommodation.  When I was planning the trip, the 15-minute walk...

Church Life

Do you feel lonely in church?

“God why is there no one in church I can talk to?” That was the desperate question I found myself praying after a time. I have been going to the same family church ever since I was in...

Church Life

I am leading a shrinking cell group

Being a cell leader for a group of secondary 4 boys is tough. What’s even tougher is being recently told that two of my cell members have decided to leave the cell and the church altogether....