Faith

The gift that keeps giving: Appreciating our mentors

Have you ever felt like you’ve plateaued when it comes to your character? Self-help books have made millions since they first appeared on the shelves of bookstores, and motivational speakers...

Studies & NS

University students, come and Carry The Love

Carry the Love 2017 (CTL) is a prayer worship tour set to be held across five universities in Singapore, organised by students from various universities, churches and fellowship groups with the...

Faith

The fall from grace, and the long road home

There was a time in my faith where I became disillusioned and disappointed with the culture of my church. Going to service, I would wonder: “Why are they spending so much money on revamping the...

Real Life, Real People

“I will take this secret to my grave”

Are you hoping you can take some of your secrets to the grave with you? I have stuff from my childhood that I wanted to carry to my grave. I wonder how many other weary souls are now going through...

Faith

When it’s okay to say "No"

Earlier this year, my schedule looked like this: Work, weekly curriculum planning for English enrichment, monthly volunteer reading to two pre-schoolers. In church, I have served as an usher for the...

Faith

How to get comfortable in the waiting room

If you are currently trudging through a probably-quite-agonising period of waiting for something, here are a couple of thoughts I had recently that I hope will be of some help. 1. Waiting is about...

Faith

Not my master, but my Husband

“And it shall be, in that day,” Says the Lord, “That you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ And no longer call Me ‘My Master’.” (Hosea 2:16) “The LORD is my Husband” is not the most...

Faith

From whom all blessings flow

Have you ever stopped to think about what it means to be #blessed? The word we so often use (and misuse) – do we know what it really means? We often equate a good state of wellbeing to being...

Faith

What I learnt from my first mission trip

I recall having “Missions Month” in Sunday School as a child. Each week’s Sunday School lesson included a brief exposure to a different culture, followed by the constraints the people...