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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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...
“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...
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...