Relationships

When my wounds become gifts to others

We often wish to present the best sides of ourselves. Who enjoys showing others our wounds and scars?  After all, struggles in life are not trophies to be paraded. We prefer to keep our dark areas...

Culture

Are you offending others by speaking the truth?

I recently came across some hurtful comments directed at Christians and my initial response was anger. I began spouting off spiteful remarks as I discussed the matter with my mum. But as I...

Faith

Walking through fire: We lost our baby at 27 weeks, but there is hope

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch...

Real Life, Real People

Havoc and wild, I was backsliding until I took a leap of faith

There wasn’t much about God or Christianity when I was growing up.  My mum believed in another religion and my dad was a Christian who had backslid. At the time, I wasn’t very close to my family...

Faith

How God took me from paiseh to prayer warrior

How many more opportunities will you let slip away? That was the question which hit me in the circuit breaker, as the busyness and noise of the days before faded away. God then began to remind me of...

Faith

Has Christianity become too convenient?

“Some people will choose not to return to church, instead choosing the god of comfort.” I heard a guest pastor say something to that effect some weeks back during an online meeting, with...

Surveys & Reports

Are younger or older Christians more likely to return to physical church?

After more than three months of church services not being held physically, how do Christians feel about the online church experience? Have they stayed connected to the same communities they were part...

Work

Taking stock with Chuttersnap’s Klaus Tan: Photography with a different angle in mind

Everyone has hobbies. But not all hobbies make you a globally recognised talent. 20-year-old Klaus Tan, better known as Chuttersnap within the photography community, is one such example. Picking up...

Relationships

Seeing my struggles, a teacher taught me the most important lesson I would ever learn

My parents were divorced when I was 10. It felt like a relief then because my dad was impulsive, brash, and hot-tempered. He had a hard time providing for our family of six and even so, he drank,...