Church Life

When the well runs dry

A job hazard forĀ a writer is the fact that I feel like I have to continually drawĀ from the well of my soul. It makes sense as a writer ā€“ that’s where you’d think most ofĀ the great...

Finding Purpose

You have nothing to be ashamed of

I’m so afraid to writeĀ for yourĀ people, God. Me? I’m not qualified! I’ve been writing in my diary, journal and Tumblr for years. It’sĀ always been just for me. For instance,...

Discipleship

Wait, He said

On a day I could never forgetĀ ā€“ Aug 22, 2014 ā€“Ā I confessed a sin to my youth pastor. It was a sin that had ravaged the insides of my heart and mind; it made my thought processes wicked; and it...

Apologetics

The God who thirsts

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), ā€œI thirst.ā€Ā (John 19:28) How could Jesus ā€“ the source of abundant and unending living waters ā€“ thirst?...

Apologetics

The house I don’t dare step into

God sent His one and only son, Jesus, to die on the Cross for all our sins. None of us couldĀ ever do anything to deserve such a gesture from Him. But God demonstrated His love ever so extravagantly....

Worldview

In Eugene Peterson’s wavering view on marriage, a message to be learnt

“要äøč¦ä¹°åøŒęœ›? Would you like to buy hope?” A friend of mine was asked years ago if he wanted to take part in the office Chinese New Year Toto Hongbao draw, the biggest pot to be...

Church Life

Where have all my church friends gone?

Iā€™d woken up with a nagging image of my formerĀ cell group member in my head. I wondered why. I hadnā€™t heard from her or seen her around for quite a long time, come to think of it; I decided to...

Sermons

God, I’m really struggling. Why are you staying silent?

The walls of Jericho fell in seven days. Maybe you’ve been walking around walls for a lot longer. Maybe you’re wondering: I thought theyā€™d have fallen by now. God doesn’t...

Real Life, Real People

I am a Pastor’s Kid: How I went from being son of my dad, to child of the Father

What is it like to be the Senior Pastorā€™s son? If I had a dollar every time someone asked me that, it would probably be a lot harder for me to enter the kingdom of God (Matthew 19:24). I wasnā€™t...