Finding Purpose

Faith

When you don’t get what you want

As a Singaporean, I think many of us struggle with self-worth. In our society, it’s often easy to tie our worth or value to the grades we get in school or the income we earn at work. And it...

Faith

In a meaningless life, what is the point of tomorrow?

What is the point of tomorrow?  That was the question I used to ask myself at the end of every day. I grew up in Christianity, but it was when I entered Ngee Ann Polytechnic that God turned my life...

Faith

Has your spirit been broken?

Recently, I learned just how deep a self-dug rabbit hole could go. I was knocked down by disappointments and hurts that just came wave after wave, beating and eroding the shoreline that was my mind....

Culture

The missing ingredient in pleasure

The author was listening and responding to a sermon by Senior Pastor Jeffrey Chong of Hope Church Singapore. “Most things promise more than they deliver.” 10:56am That is true. *Copies it...

Culture

Live fast, die young

Is there more to life than this? A big question, which most of us have probably asked at some point. But in this age of hyper-connectivity, it’s almost impossible to create space to find the...

Faith

There must be more: What do you live for?

Shuffling up the grotty stairwell of People’s Park Complex, I had no precedent of what to expect. I only carried an open mind and a seeking heart. Gently opening the last door to my destination,...

Work

What a quarter-life crisis taught me

Have you ever felt restless and listless? Some time ago, I was entirely awash with ennui – that is, this intense feeling of dissatisfaction and boredom with life. And in my very lacking and...

Faith

Are you constantly comparing yourself to others?

Have you ever tried to be someone you’re not? I’ve always thought I was pretty well-adjusted and secure in my identity as a child of God. But I soon met a curveball at work when I started...

Faith

What’s the point of life? Everything is meaningless

Here’s an honest thought: There are times I wish I was dead.  I’m not suicidal – I don’t want to kill myself – but I’m not averse to the idea of death: Wouldn’t it be nice to one...