Mental Health

“Are we okay?” Pastor Daniel Khong opens up about his mental health struggles at Summit 2022

The last two years have not been great because I went through my own struggle with emotions.  For myself, it was a bit of a double whammy. Naturally, the pandemic brought a lot of changes. But the...

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...

Christmas

When Christmas isn’t so merry

There’s this Christmas song that keeps popping up in the background of one of the episodes of the new Hawkeye series. It goes like this: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year With...

Sermons

Struggling with an impossible situation in life? Turn to God, says Nick Vujicic

“I’ve actually been preaching the gospel for 20 years now,” began world-renowned motivational speaker Nick Vujicic on the final night of the Impossible Conference 2021. As the last speaker...

Family

A letter to my brothers who struggle with special needs

Growing up, our family are the people we’re closest to, but sometimes they are also the cause of our greatest heartaches.  Middle child Daniel* (19) tell us about his struggles in learning how to...

Mental Health

Men, it’s okay to cry

This International Men’s Day (Nov 19), hear from Awaken Generation‘s co-founder and head of mentoring Calvin Hong who imparts his wisdom on how masculinity doesn’t mean a lack of...

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...

Disabilities

From trauma to true story: The man behind short film Unbroken

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE When his mother went into shock just before delivering him, it left Matthew Quek with a severe birth defect that affected his brain. This...

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,...