Friendship

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 Godā€™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.Ā Or maybe, for you it’s aĀ deep internal struggle. I face this tension whenĀ I find myself pulled in...

Relationships

Seasonal friendships: When people come and go

ā€œWe’ll be friends forever!ā€ 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

Whatā€™s the point of church if we can worship God anywhere?

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

Faith

How to create a safer church community for people with same-sex attraction

I’veĀ been a Christian for 24 years ā€“ andĀ lived with same-sex desiresĀ for nearly 20 of them. A few years ago, the Lord convicted my heart that it was not part of His will for me to act on...

Culture

We need to rethink how we talk about sex

What if I told you that you would have to wait longer than any other generation to get married? Thatā€™s not the only news. What if I said your generation would need to wait longer than any other...

Relationships

Will you be my #BFF?

I was scrolling through Instagram when picturesĀ of best friends began toĀ flood my feed. You’ve seen those pictures. They’re mostly fun snapshots of girls laughing and having fun,...

Relationships

Anything wrong with being passive aggressive? Nope. Nothing at all. Of course not

ā€œWah, I really cannot stand her leh, sheā€™s damn pagro!ā€ My colleague slumped back into her chair and sighed. ā€œPagro? You coin new term ah?ā€ I asked. ā€œNo lah. She wants me to finish this...

Friendship

The melting pot that is Singapore

ā€œIs it Masterchef today?ā€ Nadzirahā€™s eyes sparkled with excitement. It’s a quiet Saturday morning but there’s a buzz of excitement in the air. Everyone’s comeĀ armed with pots...