Friendship

Faith

Prayer channel or gossip channel?

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

Relationships

Do you have friends who will wound you for your holiness?

Do you have friends who will wound your pride for your holiness? Recently I was regaling two of my closest friends with my quarter-life crisis woes. This has been happening fairly often in this...

Relationships

Lessons learnt from losing a friend: How to maintain a lifelong relationship

2003. I still remember the first time I met her. We were both 11-years-old when she transferred to my class. Her hair was tied into a tight ponytail. With her fringe pinned up, every single...

Relationships

I’m an introvert, but I won’t let that be my excuse

I’m a claustrophobic introvert and it’s pretty obvious. Me-time is my favourite time of the day. It’s when I just lie on my bed and read, or watch some YouTube videos. Just me and myself....

How-tos & Handles

I don’t like somebody in church, what now?

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave...

Relationships

No agenda love: Carrying the heart of God

I must constantly make this clear to myself: The purpose of helping, serving, caring for or befriending anyone is to represent God’s heart to them. It is to express to them how He feels toward them...

Relationships

Living in the tension

Tension. Some of us face it almost every day. Maybe at work. Maybe in our relationships. Or maybe, for you it’s a deep internal struggle. I face this tension when I find myself pulled in...

Relationships

Seasonal friendships: When people come and go

“We’ll be friends forever!” But forever didn’t last long. We began drifting apart the moment our schedules evolved from convenient to conflicting. Before I knew it, I had become a...

Faith

What’s the point of church if we can worship God anywhere?

I spent all my free time finishing work for a church missions project. I was exhausted, irritable, and just wanted to hide from the world. I text Sarah*, a close friend from church, informing her...