Friendship

Friendship

4 questions to change the way you look at friendships

There is one thing I realise that has changed drastically between my teenage years and adulthood: Friendships get harder to upkeep. When we were younger, it seemed easier as we had less...

Friendship

Easily offended? Here’s how to break free

It’s hard to lead a productive and fruitful Christian life if we’re trapped in offences. An offence occurs and takes root when we don’t process our hurts and wounds in a Christ-like...

Friendship

The can opener I never had: Making friends with the people next door

It was July 2017, and my newly wedded wife and I had just moved into our new home. Building a home was such a surreal experience. From finally learning how to keep a household in order and developing...

Friendship

Men united: Why guys should never walk alone

What challenges do young men in the church face? When guys join the workforce after NS, university or poly, they’re often not prepared for the worldliness that threatens to consume them. I call it...

Relationships

When does being vulnerable become too much?

“Is it wrong that I share about my struggles on Instagram Stories? It’s only 24 hours what. Just venting mah.” “I don’t know how much to share.” “If I don’t share enough, people would...

Church Life

3 ways cell leaders can inflict hurt

After becoming a cell leader, I’ve come to understand just how tough it is. It requires you to be a friend, a mentor, a shepherd, a listener, an advisor… all while balancing administrative...

Faith

Why should I love others when it’s risky and difficult?

Any investor knows that the greater the risk he is willing to take, the greater the potential returns — but also financial loss as well. But when we apply this concept to leadership and choose to...

Relationships

What I learnt about hospitality from my travels

When I was in Jordan for the weekend, I learnt about hospitality. Did you know that Bedouin tribes in the desert freely offer travellers a three-day stay? I, too, had a taste of Arabic hospitality...

Relationships

Forgiveness is a continuous choice

For most of my life, I struggled greatly with forgiving and loving my parents. I couldn’t reconcile how as Christians, things were constantly stormy on the home front. Confused and disappointed by...