Church Life

How can church be a safe space for Christians experiencing same-sex attraction?

Who doesn’t want to feel safe? By human instinct, most of us would gravitate towards people we feel secure with. We search for these elusive “safe spaces” in which we can be...

Sermons

Rev Edmund Chan: 3 types of lives we should lead for church unity

The following article is adapted from a message given by Reverend Edmund Chan, Leadership Mentor of Covenant Evangelical Free Church, on Day 1 of Paya Lebar Methodist Church‘s (PLMC) Conference...

Missions

Joshua 21’s missions call to the next gen: Who will fill their shoes?

A thunderous applause filled the hall after two speakers representing different generations shared their stories. Kate Cheah, 84, who went to Hong Kong in 1965, is said to be the first missionary...

Missions

Final stop, Germany: What could I learn about planting a church for refugees?

I arrived safely in Germany, this time without luggage malfunctions, and settled down in the accommodation provided by another missionary I had met in Poland, Alena. In the metropolitan city of...

Real Life, Real People

Lost but Found: What I learnt from a Ukrainian refugee family

I’m Wesley and I’m 25 this year. I just graduated from university a couple months ago. I went to the Ukrainian border and was there for the past seven weeks. I actually left right after I...

Disabilities

Why we feel uncomfortable around disabled people

I once talked to a mother whose child had autism, and she told me of a heart-breaking experience. The mum had brought her child to Sunday school, but the child’s behaviour had upset the other mums...

Culture

Romanticising your life: Can we really be the main character?

As my bio accurately describes me, I’m a starry-eyed girl who sees things through rose-tinted glasses. I love positivity and try to see the beauty in everything.  So naturally, the romantic in...

Missions

“The journey of going is about God, not the goer”: Waiting to be sent after God called her to missions at 12

TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains material about suicidal thoughts and a suicide attempt that some may find distressing. I grew up actively serving in church from the tender age of 9. I remember...

Do Good

World Refugee Day Singapore: These Singaporeans are helping refugees worldwide – and you can, too

With Singapore’s doors closed to refugees, the various refugee crises around the world can seem like a distant problem. But this has not stopped many Singaporeans from opening up their hearts...