Faith

What is “fellowship”, really?

If you’ve hung out in Christian circles for long enough you’re probably familiar with the Christianese version of “fun” and “hanging out”– fellowship. Playing...

Discipleship

Learning about election: How can we be sure?

For the longest time, I’ve avoided thinking too hard about the inconvenient or uncomfortable aspects of the faith. With “predestination” for instance, I simply packed it up in a box...

Faith

Holding on to God amidst uncertainties

God, why? Have you ever asked that question before? I certainly have. I ask it all the time: when outcomes fail to match my expectations, or when something that I want eludes me. Sometimes when our...

Faith

How to really read your Bible

One of the challenges that new believers first encounter in reading the Bible is reading it in totality. We tend to have the most trouble with the Old Testament (OT), where cultural and...

Faith

Tongues-tied: The gift I never knew how to ask for

Have you ever heard someone speak in tongues? What are tongues anyway? Before we get any further along in my story with tongues, I’m going to run through a quick crash course so we’re all...

Faith

Are you serving for affirmation?

I suspect that many of you reading this article are serving in churches, or are at least in some position of responsibility or authority. You might be a ministry head, cell leader, mentor. Or you...

Missions

Exploring the greater world of good

Love travelling and mission work – and wish you could do both at the same time? We met up with Actxplorer, a Singaporean social enterprise that brings travellers and locals from developing nations...

Faith

How do we see people the way God does?

The challenge – to build a cardboard version of one of Kuala Lumpur’s iconic structures – came with the usual church camp caveats. In this case, several members of the team had to sacrifice one...

Faith

If the Lord is God, follow Him

Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. (1 Kings...