Life & Death

Life & Death

In the wake of my grandfatherā€™s passing, we had a reason for hope

On 17 May, my grandfather passed on at about 5am.  Everything happened in a flash. At 3am, we received a call from my grandmother that my grandfather had fallen down. This shocked us because my...

Life & Death

When it rains, it pours: How does one survive the loss of a loved one and COVID?

27-year-old Wiki Tay took her last breath just 6 months after a lung cancer diagnosis. After flying back from the UK for the funeral, her husband Gershon, 37, found himself in hospital fighting...

Worldview

What do we want to see at the end of our lives?

A recent conversation with a colleague got me thinking about life. She shared that her good friend recently passed away. As a responsible educator, this person devoted much of himself to work, often...

Life & Death

COVID-19 and the pit of despair: Death, mourning and the morning after

I wept. I donā€™t know about you, but when I read the news that two people in Singapore ā€“ one elderly, one a foreigner ā€“ had succumbed to COVID-19, I cried. Driving down the expressway,...

Life & Death

Singapore COVID-19 deaths: The one article we never wanted to publish

Iā€™m heartbroken because we have been praying for weeks now that we wouldnā€™t ever have to publish something like this in our COVID-19 coverage. Yet today we must, because we owe it to our God to...

Mental Health

Living with survivorā€™s guilt and other lessons from my friendsā€™ suicides

I was 17 that year. One night, my mum came rushing into my room and said my art teacher needed to speak with me urgently on the phone. The next words I heard on the phone were not what I expected at...

Mental Health

When suffering doesnā€™t make sense

In July, I received some bad news from relatives in Taiwan about my cousin. Her cancer had returned and, this time, it was terminal. I was shocked to hear the news, since I had just recently seen her...

COVID-19

ā€œDeath cannot separate usā€: A sonā€™s eulogy for his mum who died from the coronavirus

Between heaven and earth, the Lord reigns forever. ā€œThough the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,ā€...

Real Life, Real People

Mama Xue: The woman from Wuhan who received Christ on her deathbed

Family members of Mama Xue, brothers and sisters of our church, greetings to you. The past week has been tumultuous for everyone. While we were distressed about what is happening in China and around...