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Real Life, Real People

I wanted to tell my dad how much I hated him

I’m going to tell you a story about a 11-year-old boy who woke up one day and just wanted to die. Have you ever felt lonely? That’s how I felt growing up. I was brought up on a farm in the state...

Mental Health

I wanted to end it all: Ah Boys to Men actor Charlie Goh

I was down with dengue fever in 2016. It was a painful time as I was hospitalised for 7 days.  I was suffering, so I didn’t care and just took it out on everybody else. I can’t remember exactly...

Family

Asking Dad for forgiveness

“Why should I ask for his forgiveness? He should be the one asking me for forgiveness!” I first met Pastor Eddie Yeo of Acts Community Church at the Pastors’ Prayer Summit in January. We...

Family

A young woman’s journey out of sexual trauma and brokenness

My family used to be tight-knitted when I was younger, and I was especially close to my father. We would attend church services together every Sunday and do family activities on every other day. It...

Family

Monster father: The wretched nature of sexual assault

Four days ago, a 27-year-old man in Singapore was sentenced to 25.5 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane for prostituting his wife and sexually abusing his young daughter and niece.   Heavy on...

Life & Death

If God is good, why did my grandma have to die?

When the life of someone close to you flickers away, all sorts of questions will course through your mind. God, if You are good – why didn’t you save her? Couldn’t you have let her live...

Family

I waited 11 years to be water baptised

I wasn’t born into a Christian family. I’ve never had my parents lead me in worship, or devotions or Bible reading. And I’ve never had the luxury of going to church with my family. When I...

Family

The journey of infertility and unanswered prayer

Before you read on, you need to know that this isn’t a story with a happy ending. This story doesn’t even have an ending yet. If you’re looking for a story with a happily ever after, this...

Family

“I am not nobody’s child”: My journey out of fatherlessness into biblical manhood

I love superhero movies.  There’s something stirring about them that awakens us to come alive. We marvel at these heroes, captivated by their capes and fighting prowess. We are awed by their...