Discipleship

Guard your heart

The other day I askedĀ God why I was given this heart. The one I have looks like it’s about to fall apart; it’s purple with bruises and has weathered through heartbreaks. I’ve...

News

On June 12, a call for Singapore’s campuses to combine in prayer

I graduated from SMU in 2007 and entered the workforce the following year as an Auditor at Ernst and Young. NineĀ years on, my life has come full-circle. On Monday, June 12, I’m stepping back...

Real Life, Real People

I thought I knew love, until it almost destroyed me

I love people. From a young age, I poured my life and heart onto others, especially the boys I was leading in church. As their mentor and older brother, I tutored them, played sports and music with...

Devotionals

So you think you’re too far gone?

A long time ago, when I first became a Christian, I learnt that Christ died for my sins ā€“ that He had forgiven me for every wrong thing I had done against Him in the past. Christā€™s love was...

Mental Health

On days the world seems too evil, remember …

There are times when the powers of evil seem solidly entrenched and nobody is able to get rid of them. We do what we can, we pray, but nothing seems to happen. The forces of evil laugh at our...

Mental Health

Can I talk about my pain?

Every night for the past few months, I’ve allowed sadness to snuggleĀ up into bed with me. It’s the first thing I seeĀ when I wake up. It feels like I can’t escape it. Sometimes...

Culture

Ever felt like a foreigner in your own country?

I’m sureĀ that many of those who are reading this article now attendĀ Singaporean churches, where everyone speaks Singlish or some variant of Standard Singaporean English. But where I worship,...

Apologetics

Who am I?

I recently wrote an essay regarding this question for a final examination in school. Who am I?Ā I am female, Chinese and Singaporean. Beyond the boxes I tick on registration forms, I have many other...

Apologetics

Does God really have a say in the choices I make?

When I was young, I remember always having to askĀ my parents for permission to doĀ anything at all. Can IĀ go out with my friends? Can IĀ attend this or that schoolĀ programme? Somehow thisĀ habit...