I clearly remember the day I accepted the position to chair REVIVE 2018. I was at church camp when I received a message from the previous chairperson, asking if I’d take over the position to...
Last week, I found myself Googling: “What is FOPx Worship Night?” Some quick research and one promotional video later, I came to this conclusion: A youth-focused, open-air, outdoor worship...
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right...
Abortion. Intersectionality. Environmental conservation. Gender equality. These days, I don’t have to look very far for my beliefs to be thrown into crisis. Reading the news, scrolling through...
A quick search on the internet will show that most dictionaries define “concert” as a public musical performance. According to this definition, worship can be considered as a type of a...
When we think about prayer, our expectations often revolve around its tangible impact. Prayer is a powerful weapon that affects our circumstances and the people around us. There is a reality in the...
Joshua served as Moses’ assistant for 40 years (Numbers 11:28). 40 years. One of Israel’s greatest military leaders, conqueror of the Amalekites – an assistant! Most people wouldn’t...
After 578 days of this site going live, and 1.58 million pageviews from 483,000 unique visitors, this is the 1,000th story to be published on Thir.st. This old man had a dream, and somehow, a bunch...
Last month, I boarded a bus not knowing where exactly it was going to take me, or what to expect over the next 3 days. I had signed up for a church camp in China almost 4,000km away from home. I...