Health

A prayer for the downcast soul

I’d finally climbed out of a deep pit in my life, where I had decided to hide for the longest time.Ā I looked up and I saw Him at the edge of the pit; He was helping me back up. So I climbed...

Faith

Do good, for God’s sake

Iā€™ve made it a point in my life to always choose to be passionate enough to act.Ā On injustice. On tragedy. On inequality. On anything that stirs my spirit, stabs at my soul, screams for action....

Faith

I give in to sexual temptation again and again. What hope do I have?

Do we really believe Jesus can help us? Most of us guys will probably respond with a resounding “yes”.Ā You’re probably already flippingĀ to Philippians 4:13 in your Bible. Yes! I...

Culture

Making sense of tragedy: Thoughts, prayers and mourning for Las Vegas

I worked in the TODAY newsroom for almost a decade.Ā It’s where I learnt about life and love, andĀ along the way, about journalism too. The past week, my newsfeed has been filled with people...

Faith

Seen, heard and accepted

I sing to be heard. I draw so that my pieces will be seen. I create in the hope of being appreciated.Ā As creators or creatives, it seems perfectly natural to feel this way. After all,Ā isn’t...

Faith

The uncommon mission field: Reaching those with special needs

Whenever I think about the Great Commission, the first thoughts that come to mind are missionary journeys to the ends of the earth ā€“ preaching the gospel to the unreached, encouraging foreign...

Faith

How do I know if my faith will stand?

“Renounce your faith now or I will kill you!” With each personā€™s faithful “Jesus is still my Lord and my Saviour”, the gun roars. 5th person, 4th, 3rd and 2nd ā€¦ The gun...

Faith

Mission: Possible

The topic of missions is not a comfortable one to talk about ā€“ sometimes not even in our cell groups. It questions our willingness to do the unnatural and theĀ uncomfortable. But we have...

Faith

Why I’m giving Halloween a pass

ā€œI donā€™t see why I canā€™t go,ā€ I insisted. ā€œItā€™s not as if Iā€™m actually celebrating it.ā€ “It” was a mini Halloween carnival held in my school. I thought itā€™d be...