Friendship

Faith

Learning to love my imperfect cell group

Ah, cell group. I didn’t attend youth cell group as a Secondary School student unlike most people who start attending one after they graduated from Sunday School. From the outside in, this is...

Faith

I tried to be an extrovert for years

I’ve only recently accepted that I’m introverted. Growing up, I wasnā€™t entirely in the dark about my personality.Ā I rememberĀ recognising early on that I was a little bit different...

Relationships

A tender but strong heart

ā€œBe tender-hearted, and be strong-hearted..ā€ Those were about the last words my mentor gave me before our season ended, and one of the deepest lessons I am still learning in life. I find that the...

Faith

My friend left Church because of me

All names have been changed for confidentiality. “I need a break from church and from yā€™all to think about what happened,ā€ a good friend wrote in a text message to me one day. And with that...

Relationships

Intergenerational friendships: Doing away with demographics

Names have been changedĀ for privacy. I got to know Aunty Emma and Uncle Glen about four years ago when we were assigned to the same ushering team. At the time, Church had two services every Sunday,...

Relationships

You might not believe it, but people are worth it

Are we as a Church taking care ofĀ people? After all, lovingĀ another as yourself is theĀ second most important commandment weĀ wereĀ given (Mark 12:28-31).Ā Whatever ministry we are a part of, we...

Relationships

The men who build our country: Loving our migrant workers

ā€œUhm, hello ā€“ my nameā€™s Eudora! What’s yours?ā€ It was a Sunday in June when I found myself greeting a young man leaning against a wall in the mid-afternoon heat. As part of my youth...

Health

What my dad’s death taught me about life

When our loved onesĀ fall terminally ill, it’s as though the rug has been pulled out underneath you.Ā You know the worldĀ as you know it is about to change. And seeing them struggle, slowly...

Faith

Prayer channel or gossip channel?

ā€œWe need to pray for her,” my friend declared as she pulled a chair to sit next to me. It wasĀ almost time for cell group and we were waiting for the rest to arrive. Concerned, I asked what...