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In a family feud, everyone loses

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! For there theĀ LordĀ bestows his blessing,Ā even life forevermore. (Psalm 133:1, 3) There is a blessing that is bestowed...

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THIR.ST TALKS: Our favourite dads dish the dirt on you

Everybody’s best friend or man of a few words,Ā your father probably always had a good story to tell. Thir.st pulled up a chair and sat down with four of our favourite fathers ā€“ Uncle...

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Learning from Dad: Lessons from my late father

Life in abundance comes only through great love. Uncle Jeffrey Goh, now in his seventies, recounts how his father gave him the greatest blessing despite the lack he grew up in. I grew up in a very...

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What Father’s Day means without Dad

ā€œWhat are you planning to do for your father this year?ā€ It’s the question I’ve dreaded answering whenever Father’s Day rolls around. I haven’t celebrated it since my dad...

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Honouring #OurFathers with their stories

This special Father’s Day video series making its rounds on social media showcases four ordinary men who have opened up on their personal fathering journeys and the strugglesĀ they have faced...

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I am a Pastor’s Kid: The work that took my dad away

My father pastoredĀ a family church for many years before he was made the chairman of the Singapore Centre for Global MissionsĀ (SCGM) to lead the local conversation on mission work. His ministry was...

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To the first man who ever loved me

I’ve got a funny relationship with my father. I mean, IĀ inherited hisĀ great looks (ahem ahem) and his passion for music, so from the outside, many would assume that I’m very much like...

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I kept walking right back to the love that was destroying me

I am a survivor of sexual and emotionalĀ abuse in my childhood. In my healing process, I’ve realised that while I thought I was unaffected by the repeated sexual assaults, the hurt and repeated...

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Letter to my daughter

My dear Daughter, You are barely three years old now and already I worry about the world you will have to face in the future. Actually, I’ve been worrying since you were in the womb.Ā  I worry...