Discipleship

What grace isn’t

Grace.  a quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest approval or kindness, especially (in the Christian...

Discipleship

What Jesus didn’t say

Do you know the real Jesus?  Many of us carry our hurts, expectations and experiences from the world – and unknowingly let them colour the way we see God or approach Him. What you really believe...

Apologetics

What is hell?

Have you ever wondered where you’ll go after you die? I haven’t actually thought about it too much, to be honest, until a recent trip to Seoul got me thinking.  During this trip, when I was...

How-tos & Handles

So you’re the only Christian in class

Having attended Christian mission schools from primary school to JC, I would say that there was never a lack of Christians around me. More than half my friends were Christians. This all changed when...

Sermons

The 3 things Gen Zs are really looking for in church

Last week, I had the honour of attending a panel dialogue at Singapore Bible College (SBC), on a topic close to my heart – reaching Generation-Z in an age where more youths are leaving church.  ...

Church Life

This church isn’t growing a garden… the garden is growing them

Bethany Evangelical Free Church (BEFC) isn’t just nestled within a garden. Behind the Edenesque frontage is a faith community reimagining its role as “a church in a garden”, quietly seeding a...

Movies & TV

The Chosen: 5 reasons to catch the latest season

I’m walking around in what looks like a busy marketplace. There are people selling caged birds and other livestock, and I hear the chink of coins as money changers exchange currency. Suddenly a...

Do Good

A letter from the Editor: A joyous announcement from Thir.st and the Thirst Collective

You probably can’t tell from the outside, but something significant recently happened for Thir.st and the rest of our parent company, the Thirst Collective. We have been granted religious charity...

Mental Health

FLOW: A 4-step framework to overcome fear with truth

One of the most useful things from my time in counselling was this phrase my friendly old counsellor would always say to me: “Would it help to apply a bit of objectivity to the situation?” Over...