Faith

Look how these Catholic High School boys are supporting one another in quarantine

It’s always a little more painful when we learn that a young child has contracted an illness as deadly as COVID-19.  For instance, news came in just last night (May 21) that there were 30 new...

Culture

15 ways you can pray for the Israel-Palestine crisis

Wondering what’s the latest on the Gaza conflict? As of yesterday (May 21), a ceasefire finally came into effect after 11 days of rockets and airstrikes that have claimed the lives of...

Health

“I was blind but now I see”: Finding God amid diabetes, blindness and kidney failure

When I was 10, my mother noticed ants crawling around the toilet bowl after I had used it. I had also suddenly become prone to fainting spells, and could not put on weight no matter how much I ate....

COVID-19

Will your love grow cold?

And so, like a glitch we’re all trapped in, Day 1 starts again today. Every time this happens to us, I think about a few things: How this resembles certain aspects of my life, where I can’t seem...

COVID-19

As a pastor in this trying time, I ask for grace

To all who are churchgoers: Be gracious to your pastors. In the span of two weeks I have had to make two major decisions with regards to church direction and I cannot imagine doing so without a...

Mental Health

Dealing with my anxiety about the future

I had two anxiety attacks last month. Although I have a history of mental health struggles, I have recovered considerably and no longer need medication. However, my brain was recently filled with...

Missions

Daryl and Gina: A couple called to two different countries

She spent a year befriending women in the red light district of a Chinese city, hoping to be a bearer of God’s eternal light; while he served on the fringes of Thailand for four years at a shelter...

Faith

Facing down the doubts of my faith

When I was 16, my classmate who was an atheist shared a post which appeared on my social media feed. The post said that according to the Bible, one was not allowed to eat pork and shellfish...

Discipleship

As a baker, I’ve learnt 3 things about life from making bread

Remember 2020, when all anyone posted on their Instagram stories were photoshoots of their freshly baked loaves? I was one of them who caught the bread baking bug. And with sourdough starters and...