Culture

Remember the real enemy

I saw the Hunger Games movie recently. There’s a scene where Katniss aims her bow at Finnick – certain that she will hit her mark. Everything in her is telling her to let the arrow fly. But...

Relationships

To the children of divorced families: My life is proof there is hope

In 1989, my parents’ tumultuous divorce proceedings began, and so did my fears and insecurities. What was going to happen to our family? What was going to happen to me? The years leading to my...

Faith

Why should I be joyful?

Is your life full of pain and suffering? As we live in a fallen and weary world, I am unsurprised if many of us are grieved at some kind of trouble. And as we are daily bombarded by bad news, trouble...

Faith

How can I be a better leader?

Here is my one foundational belief when I think about leadership. As Christians, we don’t have the luxury to lead however we like. We must lead by following Jesus’ example of...

Faith

No, God is not a nice concept we can figure out

God is not one being split into three parts. He is three beings – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – united into one whole. And because God is three beings, He can be love. Three beings in perfect...

Relationships

There’s no such thing as "other half"

Did you know that the concept of having an “other half” stems from Greek mythology? The concise version of the story is that Zeus feared humans (originally four-legged and four-armed)...

Faith

“You are not a humanitarian”: The heart and purpose of missions

“Therefore go …” These two words have been the bedrock (Matthew 28:19) of the missional church today. I have been affiliated with several mission organisations: Cru Singapore (CRU),...

Culture

Porn and the things I’d rather love

It has been said that there are two types of men: Those who watch porn, and liars. The truth is I belong to both categories. My struggle with pornography began when I was 11. I was surfing the web...

Faith

The man who knew too much

I’ll just get some water and go, I reasoned to myself. It won’t take long. Ever since the rumours started, I found it difficult to go anywhere. Noon wasn’t the best time to head out of the...