Mental Health

I wanted to end it all: Ah Boys to Men actor Charlie Goh

I was down with dengue fever in 2016. It was a painful time as I was hospitalised for 7 days.  I was suffering, so I didn’t care and just took it out on everybody else. I can’t remember exactly...

Dating

The greater purpose of our relationships

In 2017, I shared about my struggles in making sense of singlehood and the importance of being made whole while you’re still single. Almost more than 1.5 years later, I found my Boaz. My...

Family

Asking Dad for forgiveness

“Why should I ask for his forgiveness? He should be the one asking me for forgiveness!” I first met Pastor Eddie Yeo of Acts Community Church at the Pastors’ Prayer Summit in January. We...

Life & Death

Unwed, pregnant and headed for Harvard – I thought the choice was clear

He was my best friend. We had known each other for five years. At that time, both of us were the most senior Ph.D students in the laboratory. We started a secret relationship without the knowledge of...

Marriage

I am a Pastor’s Wife: The good women beside the men

This might be a picture that has been painted of a pastor’s wife: Sitting quietly beside her husband in the front row at church service, usually with the kids in tow (and in check). They are...

Music

A bond that goes beyond music: Meeting the men behind Leeland

Known worldwide for hits like Lion and the Lamb, Leeland is no stranger to the Christian music scene. Since forming in 2004, the band has gone on to receive 4 nominations for the Grammy Awards and...

Family

A young woman’s journey out of sexual trauma and brokenness

My family used to be tight-knitted when I was younger, and I was especially close to my father. We would attend church services together every Sunday and do family activities on every other day. It...

Life & Death

Praying for the dying

It was 2017, the day after Christmas. The Thir.st team had gathered at my place for lunch, and we were in the midst of playing a game when my phone suddenly rang. It was my friend Aaron’s...

Family

Monster father: The wretched nature of sexual assault

Four days ago, a 27-year-old man in Singapore was sentenced to 25.5 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane for prostituting his wife and sexually abusing his young daughter and niece.   Heavy on...