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Culture

Minari: In the fumbling search for Eden, lessons on family and failure

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND “Never pay for anything you can find for free.” I chuckled at that line when Jacob (played by Steven Yeun) tells that to his son David in one of the early scenes in...

Culture

Don’t know what to say during CNY? How about these greetings?

Imagine it’s Chinese New Year. You’re going to visit your family, you want to wish them a happy new year, but when you meet them face-to-face, your mind goes blank. Try as you might, you...

Relationships

No “huat”, so what? How not to waste this unique CNY

On a practical level, let’s jump right into what COVID-19 means for Chinese New Year (CNY). We know about the safe management measures that the Government has put in place, but there are a few...

Relationships

How love transformed my father’s life

During this COVID-19 season, I spent more time in solitude, reflection and prayer in God’s presence. As I spent time with Him, I felt God leading me to reach out to my family. Growing up, I knew my...

Family

Once broken, Felicia Chin shares about the hope that heals

Growing up, I was a little fearful of my mum. I knew that my mum was there for us and she cared, but a lot of the words that were exchanged and situations that happened really made me feel hurt and...

Family

Learning to forgive the father who failed me

“Your dad was a good man, that’s why I let your mum marry him,” my maternal grandmother told me one day. “But he mixed with the wrong group of friends.” My parents got divorced when I...

News

Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz confesses that he was unfaithful in marriage, leading out of an empty place

A day since Hillsong released its official statement on the dismissal of Pastor Carl Lentz due to “moral failures”, the latter has come forward with his own statement on Instagram....

COVID-19

God’s unexpected plan for my family through COVID-19

It all started when I had a fight with my boyfriend. In spite of the COVID-19 social restrictions, he had gone to play futsal with his buddies in an enclosed stadium – without a mask on! I got...

Illness

How God healed me and my grandmother

“Everything will work out for the best.” We’ve all heard this phrase before. It comforts us when things that don’t make sense happen in our lives, or we encounter difficult...