Friendship

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...

Church Life

Where have all my church friends gone?

Iā€™d woken up with a nagging image of my formerĀ cell group member in my head. I wondered why. I hadnā€™t heard from her or seen her around for quite a long time, come to think of it; I decided to...

Relationships

Have we lost the art of proper conversation?

“Okay everyone, we have a new person with us today. Let’s introduce ourselves:Ā Name, age, what we’re currently doing, and one fun fact.” Eventually, it was the new...

Life & Death

What really matters when you’re gone?

I was 27 when my life changed forever. I lost one of my best friends. He was the most generous person I knew and a real source of strength and support to many of us. He was a Christian ā€“ “one...

Friendship

My “holiness” turned everyone off

I have been a ā€œChristianā€ since my water baptism in 2009Ā ā€“ quotation marks intended. The early years of my faith revolved around being holy, such as by not staying out late, not drinking, not...