When the music fades All is stripped away And I simply come When we ask, “How was the worship?”, we usually mean, “How was the music?” But worship isn’t just about the music. Music is just...
“5 more, bro!” my spotter yells at me as I lay on the bench, eyes bloodshot, blood pumped with adrenaline, and clothes drenched. “UP, UP, UP!” The final rep grinds to completion, and the bar...
Everyone thirsts. It is that deep, raw, sometimes torturous feeling of being parched; a pain so central to the human experience that no man is excused from it. It has become so commonplace that I’m...
As I was about to leave the house for dinner, I heard the distinct meow of my cat – from the drain outside my house. I shone my phone’s flashlight into the drain but saw nothing. After some time...
You are worthy of it all. Another church service, another worship song. Everyone around me was singing, eyes closed, hands raised. I tried to do the same, but I just couldn’t seem to bring myself...
We’re the best! After putting more than half a million 15-year-olds across 72 countries through a bunch of tests – as if they didn’t have enough to sit through, the poor things –...
When Lum Kum Sung was a teenager, he lived the #YOLO life. An adventure-seeker, he loved anything that got him on his feet. His social life was also rich – friends jio-ed him for many activities...
Tithe, said my cell leader. My reaction: Why? I’m just a student – a poor one, to boot. To my mind, tithing only starts when I first draw an income. To give as a student was not only something I...
Welcome to the holidays. I feel for the children of today. For most of the year, you’re so bogged down with homework, projects, tuition, and CCAs that when you’re finally allowed off the hamster...