National Service

Navigating heartbreak alongside BMT, my military faith community pulled me through

National Service (NS) was a time of growth where I got to learn new things about myself and unlearn many misconceptions I had about myself. It taught me how to relate to others, about resilience and...

Studies & NS

Accepted into my dream school, it became my living nightmare

As a kid who had good grades and leadership positions in primary school, I honestly felt superior when I received an offer to enter my dream school through the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme. ...

Real Life, Real People

From failure to faith: A Japanese pastor’s journey of redemption

In October 2015, Pastor Takashi Funatogawa, or Pastor Tak as he is known to his Singaporean friends, was installed as the senior pastor of Sapporo Minami Evangelical Christ Church. He was only 34 at...

Post-secondary

Stressed and lonely in school, encountering God healed my broken heart

Jayna’s earliest years were marked by feelings of rejection, fear and loneliness. As a child, she strove for perfection in everything she did due to the high expectations of her caregiver and...

Studies & NS

What’s next after the A-Level results?

My A-Levels didn’t go as expected. What next?  For some of us, “unexpected” might look like that one university course we might not be able to enter. For others, it might be a...

Studies & NS

5 encouraging worship songs for any season

I just received my A-Level results, the culmination of a season that challenged me mentally and emotionally.  Looking back, I find that God spoke the most to me through music. In pockets of time on...

Secondary

I got 28 points for O-Levels and thought my life was ruined

I was an N-Level student who went on to Sec 5 to do O-Levels hoping for another chance to get into a polytechnic so I could study filmmaking. My studies weren’t the best and I struggled...

Post-secondary

My self-worth was tied to my grades, but God set me free

I was the studious one in my family. I was the one that my parents would boast about due to my good results, the one that my cousins were constantly compared to, the one who enjoyed studying and...

Family

3 ways to honour our parents

FamChamps, a community movement by Focus on the Family Singapore, is dedicated to raising young individuals who believe in, live out and advocate for family values. Since 2014, FamChamps has...