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,...

Mental Health

Scared, stressed, sian, sad, seething? Whatever you’re feeling, pray

How have you been doing emotionally? The COVID-19 Stabilisation Phase has gone on for longer than expected, with restrictions extending to late November. With cases still on the rise, it also seems...

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,...

Real Life, Real People

“I was left with nothing”: How a drug abuser left the lows and highs of a rollercoaster life

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE Shortly after his first taste of alcohol at 11, Thomas Koh began using drugs, all the while chasing money and power as antidotes to the...