Faith

In ministry, learn to hold loosely to whatever you create

HavingĀ servedĀ in my church’s performing arts ministry for just over three years, the single most important lesson I’ve learnt so farĀ can be summed up in a few words my pastor shared...

Faith

"Here I am, send me": Answering the call at FOPx

I struggled with keeping my faith in NS. Although I was growing in my relationship with God, people all around me couldn’t understand why I liked to pray for the sick and hurting. TheyĀ assumed...

Faith

I shouldn’t be this weary, but I am

IĀ had recently become very tired inĀ a season of back-to-back commitments and events. I was daily labouring for good things, with a heart in the right place, but it had gotten to a point where I was...

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...