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,...

Culture

Full-time under 30: This is also the real world

Christopher Chng is a 27-year-old Youth Worker at a local Methodist Church. Prior to his entry into full-time ministry, he was part of a discipleship training programme with missions organisation...

Culture

How do you define success?

Do you remember your childhood ambitions? In Upper Primary, my form teacher asked what we wanted to be in the future. I knew what the “prestigious” careers were, but wasn’t sure...

Faith

Freely my father gave, even after he lost his job

From a young age, giving was always inculcated in our family. My dad would give my siblings and I a $1 coin each to put into the offering bag at Sunday school in Church. Every time we went to a...