Culture

The Church needs to pay attention to these 7 global shifts

In the midst of all the chaos that was the past two years, it’s easy to miss the forest for the trees. Dare we ask: what’s the bigger picture, the grander narrative, God’s Kingdom plan in light...

Faith

Wanna become spiritually fit? Start small to go big

You’ve heard it before: New Year’s resolutions are doomed to fail. And of course, what are the most popular New Year’s resolutions every year? They all have something to do with exercising more...

Outreach

How can we pray and share the gospel in our schools?

Just before the turn of the year (Dec 28-30, 2021), close to 150 participants across 61 churches and 26 schools came together for an online/on-site inter-school prayer meeting called Reaping The...

Culture

3 things that make up culture (and 4 ways to transform it!)

Culture. It shapes the way society views the world, how people interact with each other and the values of a nation.  And yet despite culture’s importance, many Christians don’t have a good...

Culture

5 ways to fail your resolutions fast

We’re five days into the new year!   That’s five solid days of your new year resolutions, lived out and achieved! Good on you for that, really. See, around this time, or maybe a few weeks...

#PublishPeace

#PublishPeace: Let’s make 2022 the Year of Peace

The pandemic has disrupted many things about church life. Services, singing, cell group. But what worries me most: It feels like we’ve hit the pause button on the Great Commission. Evangelism has...

Discipleship

3 things travelling the world taught me

Given that we’re now two years into the coronavirus, many of us may be wildly anticipating our next travel destination. After all, travelling out of Singapore is no longer a pipe dream since...

Finding Purpose

“Our past will never be wasted”: What God can do with your willingness

He was 27 when he first joined the Operation Mobilisation (OM) ship Doulos to set sail to the Philippines. Known as the largest floating library in the world at that time, the ship ended up being the...

Faith

What were the best stories in 2021? Here’s 1 list to rule them all

The stories at Thir.st go by so fast — there’s an article or video every single day — that it’s often hard to take it all in.  Which is why I’m glad we’re at the end of...