Faith

The power of God and community during a quarantine

I was making my way out of school when I received a video message from my cell group leader. She briefly explained that one of our cell group members had contracted the resurgent COVID-19 virus....

Culture

Are you a fear superspreader?

I wonder if you do something like this or can relate: Breaking news comes in about the coronavirus, e.g. a new variant was detected at a mall you and your family had just visited a week ago. You rush...

Faith

Look how these Catholic High School boys are supporting one another in quarantine

It’s always a little more painful when we learn that a young child has contracted an illness as deadly as COVID-19.  For instance, news came in just last night (May 21) that there were 30 new...

Relationships

“We have been on a rollercoaster ride”: Couples share what getting married in Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) is like

On May 14, 2021, it was announced that Singapore would be entering into Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) with effect from May 16 to June 13 in a bid to curb the spread of new COVID-19 clusters....

Culture

#StayHome ideas to make the most of your screen time

It feels like déjà vu having to bid farewell to dining in and social gatherings again. Whether your summer plans got shipwrecked or you’ve just found a lot of time freed up from all those...

Health

“I was blind but now I see”: Finding God amid diabetes, blindness and kidney failure

When I was 10, my mother noticed ants crawling around the toilet bowl after I had used it. I had also suddenly become prone to fainting spells, and could not put on weight no matter how much I ate....

COVID-19

Will your love grow cold?

And so, like a glitch we’re all trapped in, Day 1 starts again today. Every time this happens to us, I think about a few things: How this resembles certain aspects of my life, where I can’t seem...

COVID-19

As a pastor in this trying time, I ask for grace

To all who are churchgoers: Be gracious to your pastors. In the span of two weeks I have had to make two major decisions with regards to church direction and I cannot imagine doing so without a...

COVID-19

Remember what life was like B.C. (Before COVID-19)?

My phone was flooded with forwarded messages of the stricter measures that were announced on Friday. Along with it came a barrage of emotions expressed through words and stickers, a mix of...