Church Life

“Flirt to convert”: Why exploiting attraction and expecting acceptance is dangerous dating

ā€œFlirt to convertā€ is a phrase regularly tossed about in Gen Z conversations as a joke. For instance, given that the dating pool for believers is significantly smaller compared to others, my...

Real Life, Real People

#SpillTheTeh: Singles open up on singlehood

In our latest episode of #SpillTheTeh, we heard from Christian singles ranging from 23 to 45 on what singlehood is like at each stage of life, and the challenges faced like loneliness, insecurity and...

Family

Can I celebrate my mum despite her imperfections?

My relationship with my mum isnā€™t the best. Growing up, I didnā€™t feel particularly safe about sharing everything in my life with my mum. She isnā€™t exactly the kind who would be very expressive...

Dating

Are we over-spiritualising our love lives?

In Bible College (or ā€œBridal Collegeā€ as itā€™s also known), I was asked out on a date by a guy whom I had clearly stuck in the friend-zone list. But my friends encouraged us to be together...

Family

Learning to share the Gospel with my grandparents

My popo (maternal grandmother) is great.Ā  Sheā€™s smart despite never really going to school (she learned to read Mandarin all by herself!), resourceful and thrifty.Ā  She makes the best fried eggs...

Real Life, Real People

#SpillTheTeh: Ex-offenders on life after prison

In the latest episode of #SpillTheTeh, we interviewed 3 ex-offenders to hear them share about their lives before and after prison.Ā  Graceson Ang (38) Tian Boon Keng (35) Johnny Chin (49) How we got...

Dating

Situationships: More than friendship, less than love?

Friendships with the opposite gender can be pretty tricky to navigate. Itā€™s not at all the same as friendships with the same gender, so our approach towards them has to differ. Male-female...

Dating

Does it matter who makes the first move?

I was the one who made the first move by asking my then-boyfriend (now husband) out. We first met online and after an encouraging conversation, I initiated a coffee date. I donā€™t have any...

Dating

Dating: Am I gonna be forever alone?

Reading this Thir.st article, I was struck by how much it resonated with my dating journey: the situation doesn’t look good and I’m often in low spirits. To keep things brief, I have been...