Faith

God is my Father

Have you ever felt heart-wrenching pain? I remember being surprised with my first experience of heart-wrenching pain. Amidst the torment, I was surprised to find that heartbreak matched the word so...

Relationships

My father, the drug addict

James Giam (51) has been jailed 19 times over the span of three decades. And in the nine years he spent away from home, his wife and two young sons, James was all alone. He slept in parks and in the...

Faith

How Christianity ruined my life

I had a very clear vision of what my life should look like. I was supposed to be married by now, for one. There was someone I had called the love of my life. And even though I had known for years...

Faith

Jesus wept – but He didn’t stop there

The focus in John 11, the resurrection of Lazarus, is usually on Jesus. How He waited before responding to the news of his friend’s illness. How He wept. How He told a dead man to rise and walk....

Faith

Youths of Singapore, now is your time to pray

At Festival of Praise 2016 I cried out to God in tears: “Here I am, send me!” “What is needed, God? What is needed before we get to see more of your work in the lives of the people around us?...

Faith

Pray to know Jesus

There is always a “why” in every human being that drives and motivates them to do the things they love to do. So if you can identify the “why” in your prayer life, you will...

Relationships

I was the non-believer Christians are told not to be yoked with

As a freshman in university, I remember that one of the things I wanted to get out of my college life was to challenge my own limited worldview. Coming from a Junior College that was largely...

Faith

I was so sure where the path would lead – and then the music faded

As a child, I was a dedicated musician. Academic schooling was mandatory, but music nonetheless took on a large part of my life – I spent hours practising, and weekends were dedicated to shuttling...

Faith

Love makes space

Have you ever wondered why God would create humanity? I’ve always wondered why God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – whose life is perfect and blessed and needs no one and no thing (Acts...