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...

Faith

A life for a life: You are now free

“What will happen if I cause someone’s death on the road?” The new driver thought to herself. She came up with this list in a split second: Jail time, a criminal record, guilt and regret....

Christmas

What Jesus doesn’t have yet

God gave the first Christmas gift to us in the form of His only begotten Son Jesus more than 2,000 years ago. Then there were the Three Wise Men, the first humans to present gifts at Christmastime....

Christmas

This Christmas, take a Sabbath from sadness

There’s two kinds of Christmas stories: The ones where we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our loved ones and families, all the good warm fuzzy things that come with the season; and the...

Christmas

The other side of Christmas

Truth be told, this year I don’t feel altogether “christmassy”. The week preceding Christmas has been laden with happenings that brought much discouragement and disappointment. I...

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If it’s the end of the world as we know it, I don’t feel fine

The end of a year has a certain feeling to it, like the closing of a chapter. But in recent years, it’s begun to feel more like a countdown clock. How many more years, O Lord?  I mean, does it...

Faith

Freely my father gave, even after he lost his job

From a young age, giving was always inculcated in our family. My dad would give my siblings and I a $1 coin each to put into the offering bag at Sunday school in Church. Every time we went to a...

What happens if I’m just not feeling Christmas?

Observing our surroundings in the final month of the year, it’s obviously Christmastime again. Feasting, festivities and fun abound. The annual Orchard Road Christmas light-up. Festive sales....