Outreach

Why do we share our faith?

The struggle to evangelise and share the Gospel is often the elephant in the room for many Christians. Because not everyone wants to evangelise all the time; no one can be up to share the Gospel...

Devotionals

Why we need pit stops in life

The 11th edition of the Formula One race concluded last month. In keeping with the spirit of Grand Prix, Executive Pastor Aries Zulkarnain preached a message that week on pit stops – a topic racing...

Devotionals

Be like the wind

I once asked God an audacious question during devotion: “How do I defeat the evil one?” Now, I know that Jesus has won the victory for us on the cross. Furthermore, Revelation 12:11 exhorts us...

Illness

My whole life changed when I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease

I can’t remember when the last time I cried in public was, but that day I did. As I sat within a toilet cubicle in a mall, the tears flowed despite my attempts to hold them back. At that moment,...

Faith

Are you compartmentalising your faith?

My university friends and I were on a short but enjoyable holiday after the semester had ended. Sitting on the floor of a railway station in Malaysia, I listened, captivated, as my university...

Culture

Flamed for my faith: 7 points on persecution

Recently, two of my friends have come under a lot of fire for expressing their views on faith. They’re both younger than me — barely 25. The younger one of them took a lot of flak for...

Faith

Worship is not about us

Some time ago, my friend sent me a video of a band performing a medley of worship classic with a parodic twist. For instance, instead of singing “I Exalt Thee”, the singer changed the words to...

Missions

My mission trip was on the rocks

There I was, on the southern-most point of Taiwan, with the waves of the South China Sea crashing against the rocks I was climbing. I was with my friends, of whom one was Taiwanese. She had been...

Mental Health

A cell leader’s first encounter with the blues

“I have clinical depression as well as a history of self-harm. Are you sure the cell group will accept me?” I was momentarily speechless as I looked at Rachel, who was sitting across me at the...