Marriage

State of the Family 2022: What do our young people think about marriage and having kids?

At first glance, some of the statistics relating to marriage, divorce and childbearing that were presented at Focus on the Family Singaporeā€™s 8th State of the Family seemed to make for grim...

Dating

How I met my husband in church

Vincent and I have been married for nearly two years now. We were one of the couples who got married during 2020ā€™s circuit breaker over Zoom. It still amazes me how it all happened because we met...

Movies & TV

Juvenile Justice: What a K-drama taught me about youth crime, justice and mercy

Children are pure and innocentā€¦ right? Unless we are talking about the kids in the latest Netflix drama, Juvenile Justice, which is currently sitting at No. 1 in Singaporeā€™s top 10 list....

Family

How I finally grew out of youngest child syndrome

Family is important to me. Family is important to my family. People who know us know our family as close. Iā€™ve never known whether they were right or wrong, probably because Iā€™ve been the one...

Life & Death

ā€œWe have much to be thankful forā€: Bible college lecturer and caregiver David Lang on the death of his daughter

Up until yesterday, 63-year-old David Lang had been the caregiver to his two adult children, Justina, 30, and Titus, 25. His other son Timothy had already passed away at a young age. Although...

Illness

Would you join us in praying for a miracle for our dear friend Joy?

ā€œIā€™m in Jakarta. Itā€™s so funny how you always reach out to me when Iā€™m thinking about some life-changing decisions.ā€  As I scrolled through the messages that Joy had...

Dating

Coffee Meets Bagel: Is it your cup of tea?

My husband and I met online. By accident. Yes, we were two strangers 10,000 miles apart connected by a comment on an accidental blog visit. Not only did that happen, but it also happened at an age...

Sermons

Gen Z, will we be known for our legacy of love?

Last year, I found out that a friend whom I had known for almost five years had been talking behind my back. Whatever she had been saying seemed to have no basis either. I felt falsely accused and...

Movies & TV

The Tinder Swindler, and our longing to be loved

I suck at relationships. My last experience in a serious relationship left me fearful of commitment and wary of the opposite gender. I spent my years in text-everyday non-relationshipsā€¦ until I...