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...
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...
“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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....