Faith

A letter to my past brokenhearted self

I know it feels like it’s the worst night of your life. Your boyfriend of two years just broke up with you. You’re crying and you’re lonely. You never expected such a thing to happen. The both...

Relationships

The relationship I never wanted

VALENTINE’S DAY, 2014. “How’s everything between you two?” It was Valentine’s Day and I was having breakfast with my mentor. The conversation had inevitably drifted towards me and my...

Relationships

I can’t change my boyfriend, but I can love him

I felt God gently ask me at the beginning of the year: How can you steward your relationships better in 2018?  How can you be a more present daughter, sibling, friend and partner? How can you learn...

Work

My life sucks. How?

I wonder if you can relate to some of the sentences below. You’re struggling with school and no matter how hard you study, you’re just not doing well enough. You’re stressed out at...

Faith

6 steps to stop bitterness

In November, Pastor Bobby Chaw of City Harvest Church preached a message on how to resolve bitterness caused by unfaithfulness. He gave the example of Anna, who was betrayed by her first boyfriend....

Relationships

Are you dreading Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is coming up this week. Social media is going to be flooded with sweet-nothings and public declarations of love and appreciation. It’s easy, if you’re single, to...

Culture

Greater Love: Worship night with Thir.st

Come Wednesday, February 14, the world will celebrate one of its favourite things: Love. Flowers will be bought. Gifts exchanged. Songs sung. Confessions made. For those of us with significant...

Relationships

Why should I care about friendships?

Not long ago in cell group, my cell leader reminded us that our most important goal was “growing in Christ”, rather than growing closer in relationships with each other. That caught my...

Culture

The God of love

The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. (“Nature Boy”, Nat King Cole) To love and be loved. Finding your soul mate. Marrying your sweetheart....