āWeāre just friends,ā Esther (not her real name, to protect her dignity) insisted when I asked her about this guy sheād been hanging out with. Theyād been out for brunches, movies and late...
āIām staying off social media tomorrow,ā my best friend said on February 13, 2016. āToo much PDA going on.āĀ I laughed. There was some truth in her statement. February 14 is a day set aside...
JanuaryĀ marked the 1Ā year anniversary of my marriage to the most incredible woman. It’s easily been the best year of my life. I believe with all my heart that sheās a gift from God ā one...
Dear friends, I know what it’s like to be single. Now that I’m on the other side, I need toĀ tell you that it’s not all a bed of roses. I need toĀ tell you that there areĀ good and...
When I was 27, I left everything I had and knew in Singapore to pursue Godās calling for me as a missionary in Japan. On the morning of my 28th birthday, I sat in a cafe in Tokyo, and wrote in my...
āI love the bak chor mee here!āĀ āI think Iām in love!ā āGod loves you!ā Any of these phrases familiar to you? Thanks to pop culture, loose usage of the word āloveā has cheapened...
What is love? Christians likeĀ to go Greek when trying to understand the things of God.Ā So here we go. The Greeks, in their sophistication, would be appalled at the crude generalisations of love in...
Loneliness seizes us in unexpected seasons. IĀ recently got to know a pastor who, after years of blissful marriage, suddenly experienced lonelinessĀ when her husband dived into depression. To protect...
Facebook reminded me the other day to complete my decade-old profile. For one, it prompted, you still havenāt chosen a relationship status. And Iām sure it would have added, if collected data...