COVID-19

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Pastor Benny Ho says we have more than the epidemic at stake

The issue of vaccination has become increasingly contentious.  Some are urging others to go for it out of a sense of civic responsibility and others are calling for non-vaccination based on safety...

Illness

What going (almost) blind taught me

At the end of July last year, I underwent an operation to halt vision loss in my right eye. In crude terms, the operation involves the surgeon cutting a small slit in my eye to reduce its pressure....

Real Life, Real People

What hope remains when your life is turned upside down?

Earlier this year, Christian lifestyle brand Jacob Rachel (JR) began an intimate and wonderful little series called “Community Stories” on their Instagram page. There they shared personal...

Illness

For weeks I struggled to breathe, until it all changed one night

Four years ago, I began an intensive jogging programme in an effort to improve my fitness and energy levels. But instead of becoming fitter, I became increasingly short of breath. In a cruel irony, I...

Life & Death

Losing my mum to cancer: Seeing the good (and God) in suffering

I lost my mother to cancer last July. She was only 60. She was first diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer in her adrenal gland in 2012. We were thankful then that the cancer was discovered...

Sermons

Day of His Power 2021: Are we ready for the big reset?

The first-ever live-streamed Day of His Power (DOHP) saw prayers released, blessings declared and an especially memorable message from Joseph Chean who shared that the Church must reset itself in...

Mental Health

Before you start taking potshots, do you know what people might be going through?

You’re walking down a street, and a guy TOTALLY bumps into you as if he didn’t even see you there. As you pick yourself up off the floor, all manner of invective comes out of your mouth,...

Real Life, Real People

Once broken and battling depression, she discovered new meaning to life

“As a teenager, I wasn’t sure how to find my identity as a person,” confessed Jolyn Kari Ng. “At that time, it was probably through my friends, how popular I was in school and how attractive...

Mental Health

“I didn’t know how to grieve”: The girl who found purpose in her pain

“Dear Diary, It has been 3 weeks and I have been feeling down again. I really don’t think I’m going to come out of this anytime soon. Last week, I saw a rainbow for the first time… and then a...