Dating

Married at 18 & 21: A redemptive journey of faith, hope and love

Upon discovering an unexpected pregnancy, Mark, 35, and Sarah, 32, fought to keep their first child and married 14 years ago, with much support from their family and community. Against all odds,...

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...

Family

Do you need hope for your family?

I have been a Christian for 11 years, and was the first in my family to come to Christ. By God’s grace, my mum and sister came to know the Lord a year after me. About a year ago, my brother also...

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...

Mental Health

After years of eating disorders, I struggled to conceive my first child

I didn’t struggle with my body through most of my younger years. As a badminton player who represented my school, I was very muscular, especially in my lower limbs, from the sheer amount of...

Dating

Falling in love with someone who struggled with SSA

I must confess that I grew up with a kind of grid for envisioning how my life and relationships would look like. At every stage, I thought I knew what I wanted and looked for in a man and in romance....

Singlehood

20 and single: There is nothing wrong with you

In my early twenties, I hated being single. I thought it meant that I was unattractive and unwanted. I had a secret crush on someone in university. When I was studying with my best friend between...

Relationships

Should I commit to a relationship when I’m happily single?

To most people, a “happily ever after” consists of wedding bells, picturesque bouquet arrangements and tear-jerking vows said at the altar. But not for me. I was very much fine (perhaps...