Faith

Reaching out to the sexually broken

Do you know someone who sees nothing wrong with having premarital sexual relationships? How about a person addicted to pornography and masturbation? Or a friend who actively pursues their attraction...

Relationships

Intergenerational friendships: Doing away with demographics

Names have been changedĀ for privacy. I got to know Aunty Emma and Uncle Glen about four years ago when we were assigned to the same ushering team. At the time, Church had two services every Sunday,...

Relationships

You might not believe it, but people are worth it

Are we as a Church taking care ofĀ people? After all, lovingĀ another as yourself is theĀ second most important commandment weĀ wereĀ given (Mark 12:28-31).Ā Whatever ministry we are a part of, we...

Relationships

The men who build our country: Loving our migrant workers

ā€œUhm, hello ā€“ my nameā€™s Eudora! What’s yours?ā€ It was a Sunday in June when I found myself greeting a young man leaning against a wall in the mid-afternoon heat. As part of my youth...

Faith

What’s the point of life? Everything is meaningless

Here’s an honest thought: There are times I wish I was dead.Ā  Iā€™m not suicidal ā€“ I donā€™tĀ want to kill myself ā€“ but Iā€™m not averse to the idea of death: Wouldnā€™t it be nice to one...

Faith

Passion 4 Missions: Catching fishers of men

“How do we engage the millennialsĀ on missions?” Joseph Chean asked me. I was sitting in a room full of executive directors from various agencies includingĀ Cru,Ā WECĀ andĀ Pioneers...

Culture

Texas shooting: Why does this keep happening, God?

The Lord said to Ananias, ā€œGo over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. I have shown him a vision of a...

Faith

When doing Quiet Time is boring

What does your attitude and approach to your personal Bible study reveal about you and what you expect of Jesus? This was a very thought provoking question from my BSF study this season, where I...

Faith

Limping through dark valleys

A friend who was struggling with the idea of God once asked me: If you base your whole life on what God wants and what He says, doesnā€™t that limit your life? Or if you use His sovereignty to...