Relationships

What’s in a surname that I should change it when I marry?

“Are you going to be changing your name after marriage?” Without hesitation, I said no. I was first presented with the possibility of officially changing my surname after marriage at the...

Relationships

Are your friends only from Church?

I wasn’t born a Christian, so I experienced certain difficulties with my friendships when I first came to Christ. I remember the first time I told my friends about my decision. I was nervous and...

Faith

Love makes space

Have you ever wondered why God would create humanity? I’ve always wondered why God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – whose life is perfect and blessed and needs no one and no thing (Acts...

Relationships

To the grandfather I never knew

I never got to know my grandfathers. I don’t remember if I ever asked my parents about them, but for most of my early life, I didn’t know where they went. But I had some theories of why they...

Relationships

I lost my virginity but not my faith

I was an early bloomer in terms of romantic relationships, and started having serious relationships since the age of 15. My first relationship was with a Christian. Both of us believed in God, but...

Faith

I felt like the worst mentor in the world

I was 17 when I first became a mentor in Church. At that time, we called it “shepherding”. Shepherding someone meant guiding and journeying with the person through life while building up a...

Relationships

Waiting for the lights to change: My unrequited love

I stretched my hands out. Droplets of fresh rain rolled off the edge of the building and danced on my fingertips at a slow, rhythmic beat. The road ahead glistened with puddles of water. “Looks...

Relationships

There is a prescribed way to love

Something concerning in the Church today is the attitude where one does whatever is right in his own eyes. Taking for granted God’s love, grace and long-suffering nature – believers pursue...

Culture

Waking up on the wrong side of the heart

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Woke up to find out that my favourite cereal had just been finished by someone else. Found out that the girl I like hadn’t replied the message I...