Finding Purpose

National Service

Anything but regular: Why would a girl like me sign on?

Pulau Tekong is located just off Singapore’s northeastern coast. Some would say that the worst part of being in Tekong is the distance from civilisation. Others would say it was the food from...

National Service

National Service: Just what difference can a lowly NSF make?

When I was given the role of a storeman in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, I had forgotten my dream of wanting to be an impactful soldier in National Service (NS). I believed that only officers...

Finding Purpose

Eight years into running my crafts business, I have seen God’s hands through every season

I’ve been running my business for more than eight years. I started it unofficially when I learned bookbinding as a hobby while looking for work in the market. I started listing my notebooks on...

Finding Purpose

Full-time under 30: Dropping out of university for my mental health, God was my way maker

“You would need to pay an outstanding amount of S$XXXXX.XX for the withdrawal.” I was stunned. Staring at the email from the Office of Admission, I wondered whether I was making the right...

Missions

The would-be MOE principal who started a school in Timor-Leste

As LoveTimor marks 20 years of ministry this year, we’re shining a light on Singaporean missionaries who are shining God’s light in the land of Timor-Leste. DAVID CHAN (49), founder and...

Real Life, Real People

How I found freedom from my 6-year drug addiction

My mum was a tiger mum and the sole breadwinner of our household, hence she was always busy with work. My stay-at-home dad was pretty silent and very particular about cleanliness, so he would scold...

Sermons

Fresh formats for faith: New and creative expressions of the Gospel

X4 Creative Conference’s masterclass series saw a panel comprising of Christian artists and creative evangelists discussing new ways Christianity can be creatively expressed and fresh formats...

Sermons

4 Xs to turn your God-given dreams into reality

There are a lot of things we can dream about, but there are things we need to do to anchor ourselves so that we can go far and last long. In the spirit of X4, I thought I would share four...

Real Life, Real People

Labelled “hopeless” and “incorrigible”, these young men broke free from crime and drugs

Organised by local halfway house The New Charis Mission (TNCM), the Unlabelled Run is an annual 5km fun run and 10km competitive run that advocates for the removal of prejudicial labels in our...