Relationships

“I was tired of being angry”: From broken family to champion of families

Delia Ng, 29, leads FamChamps (Family Champions) at Focus on the Family Singapore, a community movement to shape the aspirations of young Singaporeans towards family, and challenges them to be the...

Relationships

A letter to the best Dad ever

Dear Dad, For a long time, it was really weird to use that word, “Dad”. I had forgotten how that sounded and felt like since I was 16. I’m sure You remember that day in the hospital...

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He just has to break your heart

“He just has to break your heart.” This phrase stuck with me after a long conversation with a very dear friend. Recently, I’ve faced some discouragement and disappointment that has...

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Rejection drove me in the right direction

As the youngest child, I’m often teased and called the little princess of the family. But the truth is that when I was growing up, it was often difficult for me to get my mother’s attention. I...

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How to talk to girls in church

We met in the children’s ministry. After serving for about a year and helping out in a camp together, we started texting. Things were going great and I was enjoying the casual, mildly flirty...

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My heart broke when my mentees left church

Both my mentees left the church within the same month: November 2018. I had been mentoring them for close to a year, respectively. They were also the first and only two mentees that I ever had....

Family

I thought I would never forgive

When I got married and moved in with my husband’s family, there were many conflicts. I was immature and hot-tempered, and exchanged many harsh words with my in-laws. I continued to anger my in-laws...

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You don’t have to wear a mask in life

In Chinese culture, we are often caught up with the need to “save face”. That’s an idea that comes from the Mandarin phrase mianzi (面子), which refers to one’s pride and...

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Making peace with my Tiger Mum

I never thought I’d be able to celebrate Mother’s Day with my mother because our relationship was estranged for a good 16 years. Little did I know that this same brokenness was what God would use...