Friendship

Dating

How do I know if I’m ready to date?

You’re 19. Everyone around you is dating. You see the cute posts, the matching outfits, the late-night calls. And part of you wonders if you should be stepping into that too. But if you’re...

Friendship

Can guys and girls truly keep things platonic?

You’ve probably heard it before: “Someone always catches feelings.” But is that really true? Can’t guys and girls have healthy, meaningful friendships without it getting complicated? The...

Church Life

After being sexually assaulted, I never thought I would believe in Jesus

TRIGGER WARNING: This article deals with sexual assault. My first encounter with Christianity happened when I was in secondary school. But it wasn’t in the usual way that anyone would imagine. I...

Church Life

What can we do about cliques in our cell group?

Cell was quieter that day. There weren’t many of us around – just the leaders and three peers of mine who all happened to serve in the same ministry. And then our leaders asked us a discussion...

Church Life

What should we do for the flaky members in our cell group?

Every cell group has that person. Whether it’s because they’re busy, “busy” or actually facing a season or deeper issue that they’re not sharing about – there can be many...

Relationships

Is loneliness addictive?

In a survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) earlier this year, more than half of young people aged 21 to 34 said they sometimes feel anxious about talking to people in person and...

Friendship

3 handles on navigating conflicts in a friendship

What do you consider to be a conflict? Many think that a conflict probably involves a lot of screaming, shouting, holding strong feelings against each other or giving the cold shoulder to one...

Mental Health

I can do it with a broken heart: Do we tend to bypass difficult emotions?

While she was on tour last year, news broke that Taylor Swift’s six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn had ended. At her first show after the news, Swift was professional, happy, and more or less put...

Discipleship

What does it mean to be a Proverbs 31 woman?

First, let’s remember that Proverbs 31 is something of a conversation between a mother and her son; King Lemuel’s mother was speaking to him about the qualities of a virtuous wife.  But...