Family

Family

From small talk to TableTalk: A card game created by poly students for families to connect

Growing up the youngest of four children, Isaiah Chia, now 20, was used to sitting quietly while his elders talked. His was “a very typical Asian household” where there was “no culture of...

Family

First-time dad: I’m learning about patience

So much has changed for me during this pandemic period. My BTO was delayed for nearly a year, and I joined my church to serve on a full-time basis. The biggest change, however, was becoming a father...

Family

What can we learn from the Bible’s imperfect fathers?

What’s your relationship with your father like? Do you have an “Asian Dad” who doesn’t say much, but shows his love in other – often more awkward – ways? Or do you have a...

Family

This Father’s Day, how about the gift of prayer?

With Father’s Day right around the corner, many of us are racking our brains to figure out what to do. What could we give our dads to show just how much we appreciate them for all that they do?...

Family

A father’s love: All his 3 children have a rare genetic disorder

Every one of us has our fair share of family problems. We may even say our loved ones have caused us some form of suffering. But for one father David Lang, even the diagnosis of a fatal genetic...

Real Life, Real People

The Helping Hand: How the Father’s love freed a prisoner from his old ways

Ever since he was 15 years old, Jason Gwee had been going in and out of prison for drug abuse. His life was a vicious cycle of serving 2-3 years in prison, getting released and then eventually being...

Family

I may not have a perfect mother, but I have a perfect God

A mother’s love is said to be the greatest in the world. Yet I feel like my own experience with my mother fell short of what I was told. Many of my childhood memories, despite the happy ones,...

Family

Even with 2 miscarriages, I’m not a lousy mum

It’s interesting how when you suffer from a miscarriage, you immediately want to keep it to yourself. And the people around you who know, want to keep it on the hush too. I wondered about that kind...

Culture

What if I can’t be the superwoman in Proverbs 31?

Truth is, Proverbs 31 can be discouraging for many Christian women when you measure yourself against it.  A mum who wakes up before sunrise to prepare cute bento boxes for her children. A mum who...