Devotionals

I AM good enough

“I AM he who exists.” God is self-existent; He does not rely on any other being for His existence. He was not created and is the Creator of all things that are living. So the name “I AM”...

Mental Health

Why are you crying?

Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot....

Discipleship

Getting to the meat of my temptations

The season of Lent has ended for the year – a time when many Christians fast in a posture of repentance and reflection. Sometime last year, I began to placed myself on a pedestal, inscribed with...

Apologetics

The worst of times – and the best of times

We’re living in the worst of times, and also the best of times. The question has been asked many a time: “Why is there evil in the world?” Ever since the day man rebelled against God,...

Discipleship

Has God blue-ticked you?

Ever heard of this extreme sport called Banzai Skydiving? It’s like skydiving, only without the parachute. Born and bred in the boundary-pushing capital of the world, Japan, Banzai Skydiving –...

Real Life, Real People

The boy who’s always been picked on – and the God who picked me

I’ve always been bullied. Growing up, I felt no one understood me. I always felt that my parents favoured other people. At least, to my young mind it looked that way – it seemed they always...

Workplace

How to grow the church – in your office

After spending my early 20s helping to rebuild my church’s youth ministry from a dwindling group of 15 jaded young people to a healthy, growing community of more than 80 believers, I was certain...

Movies & TV

The longest day in the world

Death. You know this feeling according to what you’ve been through. The death of a person. The death of a dream. The death of hope. I admit I probably haven’t experienced great tragedy...

Easter

What the Resurrection means to the 21st century believer

Life is fragile. Its flickering flame can be quenched by freak accident or slowly exhausted by the siege of terminal illness. But don’t be fooled: Youth, health, education, career are illusions....