Mental Health

Confessions of an introvert: Help, Mr Downer lives inside my head

I don’t know about you, but whenever I have a social thing coming up in the week or two ahead, it weighs on me. And it doesn’t even have to be a big thing! Just attending a conference or...

Culture

Whose lives matter?

“Where we lived, religion was served deep-fried and hard-boiled,” said Max Jeganathan, as he began his sharing with an excerpt from Delia Owens’ New York Times bestseller Where the Crawdads...

COVID-19

Survey: When will you start to attend physical Church services?

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Culture

Can you stand by your friends and your convictions too?

I remember the time when my friend, Z, came out to me. He broached the topic very gingerly, almost like tip-toeing around a landmine. After revealing that he was attracted to the same sex, Z studied...

COVID-19

The Blessing: Have you heard these creative covers yet?

It’s been more than a month since UK churches started the ball rolling with their cover of The Blessing – a song you must have heard at least one version of by now. The global hit was written...

COVID-19

Church services of up to 50 can resume, but no singing: MCCY

In Phase 2 of the nation’s reopening, religious services of up to 50 people will be able to resume with stringent safe measures in place, including the omission of singing, announced the...

Relationships

Honouring the 3 fathers in my life

I have three fathers in my life, all of whom have contributed to nurturing me in their own special, God-appointed way. Though I’ve never been big on appreciation days, this Father’s Day felt...

Culture

What do you do when you can’t travel anywhere?

Our passport – the most useless thing in 2020. You might have scrolled past this post on your feed and thoroughly agreed with a rueful half-laugh. So what if Singaporeans have the most powerful...

Faith

What is your life built on?

For the past few months, we have faced a constant stream of news. From the chatter on social media platforms to WhatsApp messages on the COVID-19 pandemic, all the images and stories can leave one...