pain

Post-secondary

Living with migraines during my A-Level year

Ever since I was in Primary 6, I’ve been getting headaches at quite a high frequency. Having no idea what was causing it at that time, my parents were extremely worried. The headaches got so bad...

Missions

Why are Singaporeans so afraid of missions?

“Our generation is being robbed,” John Kim announced to the listening crowd. We aspire to be famous, but have we missed the heart of Jesus? “Guys,” he continued, “We are...

Mental Health

In the wake of my mother’s passing, I hid my grief away

“Your mother was highly successful. A scholar. By the time she was your age, she was giving tuition to multiple children, holding a part-time job and supporting her sister’s university...

Movies & TV

Stranger Things: A guide to fighting Mind Flayers

If you guys haven’t already binged through the third season of Stranger Things, I suggest closing this tab because there are some major spoilers ahead. You have been warned.  This season pays...

Why we shouldn’t avoid pain

During my teenage years, I struggled with a huge sense of hopelessness because of the disparity between my expectations of where I thought I would be and where I actually was. I was struggling to get...

Relationships

Forgiveness is a continuous choice

For most of my life, I struggled greatly with forgiving and loving my parents. I couldn’t reconcile how as Christians, things were constantly stormy on the home front. Confused and disappointed by...

Relationships

A letter to the best Dad ever

Dear Dad, For a long time, it was really weird to use that word, “Dad”. I had forgotten how that sounded and felt like since I was 16. I’m sure You remember that day in the hospital...

Discipleship

At the heart of porn addiction is pain

“The effects of porn on the soul can be deep, and the use of porn itself can be a sign of emotional wounds,” said Josh McDowell, reading out a quote from the United States Conference of...

Illness

Surviving traumatic brain injury: From “Why me?” to “Why not me?”

Jeremiah 29:11 says: “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” Most Christians have...