Culture

Full-time under 30: From academia to the heart of Africa

Before I was called into missions in my early twenties, I remember chatting with a close friend who was feeling the nudge towards full-time ministry. She asked me what I thought, and with gutsy...

Faith

Why you should wrestle with God

Jacob is a Hebrew name which means “he grasps at the heel.” Many understand it to also mean “deceiver.” So Jacob’s name was an emotional and factual reminder of the...

Faith

A hard truth about a loving God

Why does God allow suffering? That was a big question I struggled with for the longest time. Specifically, how could God bear to see His children being born with birth defects? How was any of this...

Faith

Burnt out? More ministry isn’t the answer

Do you feel like your flame’s about to go out? God’s sparks must land on the tinder of our hearts. When the little flame is fanned long enough, it becomes a force to be reckoned with: No...

Faith

I was my own villain

I grew up in a volatile household where, like a time bomb waiting to go off, seeming peace would be met trouble. When my mum was pregnant with me, my dad requested to have me aborted. And throughout...

Faith

How to pray from the Psalms

Did you know that many of today’s worship songs are inspired by the Psalms? For instance, Everything That Has Breath is from Psalm 150. Whom Shall I Fear borrows from Psalms 27 and 84 –...

Faith

I felt like the worst mentor in the world

I was 17 when I first became a mentor in Church. At that time, we called it “shepherding”. Shepherding someone meant guiding and journeying with the person through life while building up a...

Faith

How to walk on water (and not sink)

“I wonder how tightly Peter held on to Jesus when he was sinking.” Those words stopped me in my tracks when my friend said them during cell group. I’ve read Matthew’s account of Jesus...

Relationships

There is a prescribed way to love

Something concerning in the Church today is the attitude where one does whatever is right in his own eyes. Taking for granted God’s love, grace and long-suffering nature – believers pursue...