Family

Culture

Why Uncle Jeff loves Singapore and you should too

“This year, on Aug 9, I will have celebrated National Day 52 times,” Jeffrey Goh ā€“ let’s call him Uncle Jeff ā€“ declares, waving his Singapore flag. The National Day tattoos on...

Music

Hold my hand, child of my heart: This is the cry of our fathers

Iā€™m Alexandra (Alex for short), and thatā€™s my brother, Andrew, on the guitar. We’ve been roving about and bringing worship in simple forms to different places, and that includes several...

Real Life, Real People

I am a Pastor’s Kid: How I went from being son of my dad, to child of the Father

What is it like to be the Senior Pastorā€™s son? If I had a dollar every time someone asked me that, it would probably be a lot harder for me to enter the kingdom of God (Matthew 19:24). I wasnā€™t...

Relationships

Have we lost the art of proper conversation?

“Okay everyone, we have a new person with us today. Let’s introduce ourselves:Ā Name, age, what we’re currently doing, and one fun fact.” Eventually, it was the new...

Family

Stepping out of my sibling’s shadow

Thereā€™s the middle child syndrome, the only child stereotype and now, the younger sibling struggle. Siblings are expected to be similar. People expect you to behave the same, maybe even look the...

Real Life, Real People

See you soon, Dad

I remember climbing the Great Wall of China with my father in 2009. My sisters and mother were predictably not game enough to ascend the cobbled steps, but we men were always so brave. I led the way...

Culture

Where are our manners?

The other day in the church lobby I sawĀ someone I knew in conversation with the parents of our mutual friend. IĀ was out of earshot, but the body language was plain to see: TheĀ young man’s...

Real Life, Real People

Scarred by the hand of man, saved by the Hand of God: A pastor’s journey of grace

He was only five when it happened. In those days, young Ian loved watching his father play Chinese Chess with the neighbourhood’s older residents. In fact, he looked solely to his father for...

Family

A tribute to my father; the man who cried sweat

Have you ever seen your dad cry?Ā  Even if you have, you could probably count the number of times you’ve done so with one hand. It’s not the most Dad thing to do. In my 27 years of life...