Work

Full-time under 30: I didn’t think I was ready to commit

When the opportunity to work at Thir.st arose as my graduation date drew near, I was initially excited about the prospect. I’d been working part-time with the ministry for some months by then...

Relationships

I waited 22 years for my baby to be born

It always seemed to me like the most natural thing to marry and have children. In fact, some women seemed to get pregnant with such little effort that I assumed I would have a similar experience when...

Work

What if you don’t get your dream job?

I was one of those people who always knew their “calling.” Even while I was still in secondary school, God had already put it on my heart to become a teacher. This was an aspiration which...

Faith

Church is family

A couple of years ago, I posted my thoughts online on the issue of how a “family” is defined. I explained that there were essentially two views of “family” competing in the modern world....

Faith

My second chance with full-time ministry

“What? Return to Cru?” It was my honest response to God when the probability arose. At the same time, I also knew what was on His heart. It’s a second chance – to do things...

Culture

Who will avenge my greatest injustice?

I almost hate looking at reenactments of what Jesus went through on Calvary. It’s extremely disconcerting to consider that this was real life, that the “2000 years ago” we casually refer to...

Faith

Riches I have, but not measured in dollars

I think it was in primary school that I first realised my family was comfortably well-off. Yellow rice 加蛋 was the king’s meal back in the day. I know that now. For a long time that was my...

Faith

How to build your personal prayer altar: Suzette Hattingh at Momentum 2018

“If we don’t have a personal revival, we cannot be part of a national revival,” Dr Suzette Hattingh declared at Momentum 2018 on May 1. Speaking about the need for Singaporeans to rebuild...

Faith

So what if my S/O isn’t Christian?

While I’ve been single for most of my life, I’ve been infatuated with numerous women before. Now because some of these women weren’t Christian, I was tempted to ask God, “So...