Faith

Are you paying attention to God?

What you give attention to, you grow affection for. I rememberĀ writing these words down the moment I heard someone say it. I thought ofĀ the two greatest commandments: To love God and to love our...

Culture

Why I don’t make New Year resolutions

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. My personal belief is that on December 31st or January 1st, I’m still in the same body, mind and life situation as the day, month or week...

Faith

Chosen to light up the world

One of my favourite times of the day is in the early morning. I love watching the first rays of light pierce the darkened sky, how dawn breaks through with unstoppable light. I love life because I...

Faith

Reflect before you resolve

Iā€™ve heard it said before, ā€œItā€™s not about how you start, but how you end that matters the most.ā€ And I’m guilty as charged: I haveĀ many “beginnings” ā€“ but few...

Faith

Thoughts from the birthday boy: I too was born on Christmas Day

Each year on 25th December, I spend some time reflecting onĀ what my life has amounted to so far ā€“ because it’s my birthday (too). But at the annual realisation that I’ve still neither...

Faith

The day Heaven was traded for earth

“Christmas is about exchanges ā€“ of counting costs and sacrifices ā€“ yet seeing them as of worth.” I penned down these thoughts in my bunk on what would be my first in-camp training...

Faith

How one innocent baby boy brought hope to the world

So it’sĀ Christmas this month. It’s debatable if Christmas is truly meaningful. It has heathen origins, and December 25Ā isn’t actually Jesusā€™s birthday. Likewise the oldest...

Christmas

The dirty, messy manger: God’s message to humanity

Singaporeans might find this hard to imagine, but there’s something about the birthplace of Jesus that speaks so loudly of the Saviour we serve. If we teleport ourselves back to the night Jesus...

Christmas

The last place I wanted to be on Christmas

I grew up in a traditional Chinese household. We went to temples and burnt incense. I even remember my mother buying some pencils from the temple when I was 7 because it was believed that if I used...