COVID-19

Worldview

Bed rotting: Am I being a little too nua?

The best position to scroll through social media while lying on your bed is sideways. That’s indisputable. But what is disputable is how long we should be in that position, listlessly bed rotting....

Finding Purpose

This 23-year-old enjoys her work in palliative care nursing. What keeps her going?

The dream of being a nurse started with Emily’s grandma, who was a nurse herself too. “Growing up, my grandma always looked after my brother and me. To me, she was the kindest and most loving...

Discipleship

Gardening opened my eyes to God’s perfect timing

A couple of years ago, my parents decided to give me a few of their plants to take care of. I wasn’t really a plant person, but I wanted to appreciate their gesture and so accepted (rather...

Family

“Don’t take family for granted”: How prayer and persistence got this Malaysian home for CNY

For the first time in two years, Malaysian Xie Ming Feng (30) was able to head back to Johor Bahru (JB) to be reunited with his family — just in time for Chinese New Year. Ming Feng is glad to able...

Faith

The God who reigns forever, even in the hardest of times

It’s just been a few days since the start of the new year, and many are already wondering what 2022 will bring. Will things finally return to normal? Will we be able to travel more frequently? How...

Work

Overcoming my quarter-life crisis when my career crumbled under COVID-19

I graduated in 2019 with a hospitality business degree and was grateful to secure a full-time job in a travel agency. However, when COVID-19 hit Singapore and the circuit breaker was implemented, I...

Do Good

No gift is too small: How My Brother SG is making a difference among migrant workers — and you can too

The pandemic has affected all of us, but it has hit some groups harder than others. Many healthcare workers haven’t been able to take leave in almost two years. And our migrant worker community,...

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...

COVID-19

Being positive with COVID: What I learnt from 10 days of solitude

On October 7, I felt a sudden sore throat in the evening. I bought Strepsils and rested. I had a fever that night and it subsided by evening on the next day. I went for a prayer meeting thereafter,...