Family

Family

Two follicles shouldn’t have been enough. They were.

Back in January, I wrote a piece called “6 things no one told me about infertility”. It was the kind of piece that writes itself; I just put down in words all the heartache, disappointment and...

Do Good

Heartbroken by children in need, this young couple opened their home and became foster parents

As a DINK (double income, no kids) couple, Renfred Loh, 37, and Monica Zheng, 36, could be having cosy date nights or enjoying impromptu getaways during their downtime, but they have chosen a...

Real Life, Real People

I survived on $2 a day… then everything changed

Since young, I have lived with little. So life was the same every day: just waking up, eating at some kopitiam, going to school and going back home. That’s about it. I didn’t have a phone, I...

Family

When God didn’t fix my broken family

My impression of my relationship with my family? We used to be very close. When I looked back at the photos, I know that we shared a lot of good memories, and I used to feel very safe around them....

Finding Purpose

Going from RSAF major to café owner, it’s been difficult but divine

You’re gonna have to read ANDY LIM’s life story (here!) to find out really just why he would leave behind a stable career in the RSAF for the rocky path of becoming an F&B...

Finding Purpose

The sunset that saved my life

I grew up in a household steeped in Eastern religions. Since young, I just followed whatever my parents did, worshipping idols, doing rituals, going to temples, and consulting mediums who claimed to...

Real Life, Real People

From failure to faith: A Japanese pastor’s journey of redemption

In October 2015, Pastor Takashi Funatogawa, or Pastor Tak as he is known to his Singaporean friends, was installed as the senior pastor of Sapporo Minami Evangelical Christ Church. He was only 34 at...

Family

What does winsome evangelism in an inter-faith family look like?

Whenever anyone asks me if I’m a first or second-generation Christian, I get a little queasy inside, and I never know what to say. While most of my immediate and extended family members are now...

Family

10 things I would share with a mum-to-be

Being a mum is hard work – especially for new mums. No one told me that being a mum is a steep learning curve, probably the steepest one that I’d ever face. And so, this Mother’s Day, from one...