Faith

Celebrating Selah: 4 years of realigning a generation

“Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a Relevant in Singapore?” was a question I found myself asking back in the early 2010s, sometime after I’d graduated and was wondering how to creatively...

Work

How I escaped the performance treadmill

Last year, God worked with me on something I really struggled with: The performance treadmill. I felt a constant need to perform well so I could feel worthy enough to be loved by others. And if I...

Faith

Walking on water

You know the story where Jesus walks on the water? In it, Peter also walks on the water before he freaks out and starts to sink – which is where Jesus saves the day. My cell leader kept going on...

Faith

A letter to my past brokenhearted self

I know it feels like it’s the worst night of your life. Your boyfriend of two years just broke up with you. You’re crying and you’re lonely. You never expected such a thing to happen. The both...

Relationships

The relationship I never wanted

VALENTINE’S DAY, 2014. “How’s everything between you two?” It was Valentine’s Day and I was having breakfast with my mentor. The conversation had inevitably drifted towards me and my...

Faith

A cut above the rest: The 26-year-old barber for the underprivileged

“Don’t come in first, it’s a mess!” yells Chu Yin, as she rushes into her little studio to clean up. A Bangladeshi man follows her in. Wordlessly, he picks up a broom and begins to sweep the...

Relationships

I can’t change my boyfriend, but I can love him

I felt God gently ask me at the beginning of the year: How can you steward your relationships better in 2018?  How can you be a more present daughter, sibling, friend and partner? How can you learn...

Culture

Life with the greatest showman I know

Over the last six weeks, The Greatest Showman, a film inspired by and loosely based on American showman P.T. Barnum and starring crowd-favourite Hugh Jackman has enjoyed longevity and popularity in...

Faith

How should we respond when a church leader falls?

Recently, I read a very appalling story. It was about a very well-regarded Christian leader who had achieved much for the kingdom of God and fought many battles for Him. He was a very influential...