Discipleship

On the Sabbath, God rested, and so should you

Dear Leader, you are probably among the most active people in church. Especially if you’re a leader in the youth or young adult’s ministry. But do you love God and His people enough to...

Real Life, Real People

Hooked on drugs and paralysed, I should have died

I started taking drugs in the 1990s. I went in prison, came out, went in, came out. Every time I was in prison, I was desperate to change. To quit drugs.Ā  But each time I came out, within a few...

Worldview

Loving our neighbour means caring for the environment

WithoutĀ truth, our love is superficial and unintentionallyĀ destructive.Ā Same appliesĀ in love of the environment. Here’s the truth: Every week, multitudes of churchgoers step out of...

Mental Health

The privilege of the bleeding heart

I write this to every bleeding heart called to the tall order of redemption. Blessed are the poor in spirit … To live in spiritual poverty. To live on scraps. To continually hunger and thirst....

Apologetics

If you can’t defend your faith, who will?

Why do you believe? Maybe itā€™s all you know. From a tender age you found yourself in an environment of Sunday school, action songs, and beautiful friendships. Somewhere along the way, you invited...

Culture

Chinese New Year – time for the harvest!

Upbeat ę­å–œę­å–œę­å–œä½  Chinese New Year songs quickly displaced Christmas jingles. The crowd moved from Orchard Road to Chinatown, from the neon signs along our famed shopping stretch to red...

Do Good

This Chinese New Year, make time to visit one more home

When the cycle of Chinese New Year spins to a start, most of us donā€™t think twice about what weā€™ll be doing over the long weekend. There will be the expected reunion dinner, the visits to...

Culture

This Chinese New Year, you are what you eat

“As you crunch on the delicate sweetness of kueh belanda ā€“ thatā€™s the traditional name of love lettersĀ ā€“Ā rememberĀ that love is more than a feeling. Rather, it is patient and kind,Ā and...

Family

You have an audience with your relatives once a year. Don’t waste it

Chinese New Year, in the recent few years, has become a season of poignant reflection for me. It was during Chinese New Year that I saw my grandmother and grandfather for the last time, in 2011 and...