Church Life

4 ways that a cell group can be helpful (even when meeting online!)

The COVID-19 new normal is anything but normal when it comes to how we have typically been meeting in cell groups.   Of course, we can still gather through digital methods, but the virtual format...

Faith

Demystifying the Supernatural: Pastor Derek Hong discusses demons and the divine

What does a “spiritual attack” mean? How about “oppression” or “deliverance”? When speaking about the supernatural, terms like these would come up in conversation...

Missions

Courage Calls: 5 things we learnt about suffering in missions

“Courage isn’t about not being afraid. It’s about doing the right things even if you’re afraid.” This memorable quote by Fayez*, an Egyptian missions leader with more than 25 years of...

COVID-19

Fuel for the frontlines: How can we bless our local heroes?

The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for nearly two years now, and the situation right now does not look great. This is definitely disappointing for many of us who were eagerly waiting for things to...

Discipleship

Rethinking what worship is in this pandemic

With church life disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in a profound way, some of us miss going to church. We miss the pews, the ambience and the acoustics of a church sanctuary. While churches have...

Church Life

How healthy is your cell group?

This may go by different names in different churches, like action group, care group, life group, etc. But, essentially, cell groups are part of the small group ministry of the church. Some of us...

Outreach

What does an escape room have to do with a riverboat sailing through Europe?

You’ve heard of escape rooms or maybe even been to one before, but have you seen an escape room on a boat? Riding on the popularity of the game that was still fairly new in Europe at that time,...

Discipleship

Facing tough times ahead? Pray like Jesus on his way to the cross

These are tough times, and many of us are suffering in one way or another. Many of us have felt some measure of loss. We’ve lost jobs, opportunities to travel or even a loved one to COVID-19...

Studies & NS

That PSLE math question: What is my worth if I can’t solve a problem?

Teach them how much they value first. I graduated from my PSLE year exactly two decades ago in 2001. Although it wasn’t on the scale of any pandemic, I had gone through an upheaval of my own kind,...