Worldview

One Church, many colours: What do we need for true unity?

If you’re part of Singapore’s ethnic majority, like me, then the idea that some of your fellow believers might encounter racial biases in church may be shocking to you. Yet the thing...

Workplace

A look into The Glasshouse: Barista boss Josh Liew’s recipe for success

If you’re a coffee lover, then the name The Glasshouse might not be unfamiliar to you. Having started out in a pop-up cargo container in CHIJMES three years ago, the popular coffee bar has since...

Discipleship

3 lessons I learnt from spending time in nature

Have you seen the lovely pink flowers blooming all over the island? The soft-hued blooms are flowers of the trumpet tree, and come in colours ranging from delicate white to deep pink. Nicknamed...

News

Wading in waist-deep muddy water, they sang that God was King over the flood

Easter should have been a happy day in Timor-Leste, whose population is predominantly Catholic. But last Sunday, on April 4, the island-nation was hit by Cyclone Seroja, which triggered a series of...

Culture

Confessions of an Instagram ghost

This year’s Whole Life Inventory, a survey instrument designed for churches to assess and understand the health and needs of their congregation, highlighted that online addictions have grown...

Faith

Who saved my life? For years, I wanted an answer to the miracle I experienced as a child

When I was 5 years old, there was one evening when my mum sent me to be taken care of by my aunt. I was with my aunt at the entrance of her flat as she was welcoming guests for a gathering. After a...

Culture

Hear Tim Keller out as he airs an unpopular, counter-cultural view of sex

If you follow Tim Keller on Facebook, you’ll know he is wont to share thought-provoking reflections which often range from cryptic to soul-provoking. Last week, a recent one-liner by the...

Disabilities

A close brush with death left her without hands and legs, but she’s never felt more alive

In 2018, Carole Ann was admitted to hospital due to a sharp abdominal pain. It turned out that a ruptured ovarian cyst had put her in a life-threatening condition. During the month-long coma, her...

Easter

This Easter, we can begin again

We all love a good beginning. No one likes to have a bad start. During this Easter season when we commemorate what Christ has accomplished for us, we remember what happened before that Good Friday...