Church Life

Back once again in the valley of decision: Online or onsite?

Back in February, we published an article, COVID-19 and the valley of decision: The unbearable pressure your Senior Pastor is under, in which we detailed the thought process a church leader faced...

Real Life, Real People

Diagnosed with Graves’ disease at 15, all I wanted to do was die

I had always thought I was a failure and a mistake. Diagnosed with Gravesā€™ disease at the age of 15, I started hating life when I had to take medicine and go for blood tests regularly, unlike my...

Marriage

Amidst a pandemic, we struggled to plan our wedding and find a flat

Planning for our wedding and searching for a house in the midst of COVID-19 has been extremely stressful.Ā  We initially planned for a large-scale church and banquet wedding. However, we were worried...

Workplace

Working from home or shirking from home?

It has been about 241 days since Iā€™ve started working from home. I donā€™t know about you, but I started off pretty determined and motivated. I would wake up at 8am and be fresh and ready for work...

Church Life

House churches: What may be new to us is normal for them

While COVID-19 has disrupted the way we do church, it is a good practice drill for us to prepare for the possibility that one day, we might no longer be able to gather in large congregations. After...

Church Life

Serving with my hands in a ministry of signs and wonders

This International Day of Sign Languages, we chat with a young adult who has been supporting the deaf community for the last 9 years. Serving with Wesley Methodist Church’sĀ Ministry of the...

Mental Health

The girl with a morbid fascination for death

I developed a love for reading in primary 5. It started with innocent children’s books, before I turned to magic and fantasy. Then I read this goth novel in primary 6 that became the catalyst...

Studies & NS

Surviving my darkest moments in JC, I’ve come to see that there is a better plan

2018-2019 were the two most arduous years of my life. It began when I was studying in my dream school. Like most of my peers that went to junior college (JC), I picked this route because it seemed...

Mental Health

Erasing the stigma of suicide: Nobody should have to struggle alone

When you hear the term ā€œmental illnessā€, whatā€™s the first image that pops into your mind?Ā  For nearly half the participants in a 2017 study, this prompt conjured up negative impressions of...