COVID-19

COVID-19

Fuel for the frontlines: How can we bless our local heroes?

The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for nearly two years now, and the situation right now does not look great. This is definitely disappointing for many of us who were eagerly waiting for things to...

Discipleship

Rethinking what worship is in this pandemic

With church life disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in a profound way, some of us miss going to church. We miss the pews, the ambience and the acoustics of a church sanctuary. While churches have...

Church Life

How healthy is your cell group?

This may go by different names in different churches, like action group, care group, life group, etc. But, essentially, cell groups are part of the small group ministry of the church. Some of us...

COVID-19

THIR.ST TALKS: Life as a senior during the pandemic

Covid-19 has been a tough time for many — and even more so for our elderly who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill with the recent surge in cases. While it would be easy for us to focus on...

COVID-19

From the first outbreaks to today’s surge in cases, a frontliner shares her story

Beatrice Phoon has worked as a nurse for the last 5 years, but she has experienced some of the most trying times over the last 2 years due to her role on the frontline. Reflecting on how she finds...

COVID-19

I am Case 63,429. I am alive and well

When Pastor Zac Zhang tested positive for Covid-19 in mid-May, Singapore was just entering Phase 2 (Heightened Alert). The Delta variant had just arrived on our shores, but the 39-year-old was not...

COVID-19

New round of restrictions? Bring it on!

When the Singapore government recently announced a raft of new restrictions dubbed the “Stabilisation Phase” in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, you could almost hear the audible...

Finding Purpose

What I learnt from trying to leave my first job (during the pandemic)

Barely 1.5 years into my first job out of university, I started having a nagging sense that I had to question my career path and rethink my job. It wasn’t until a year later, in the midst of a...

Church Life

How do I lead cell group when some members are vaccinated and some aren’t?

With the arrival of the COVID vaccines, there seemed to be hope that life would return to normal. I myself jumped at the opportunity to be vaccinated as I wanted the freedom to travel abroad again....