Do you hate waiting?
Often, we get impatient. The smallest things trigger us, and we complain, “This is taking forev...
12
Dec
13
Nov
I am Free
What does it mean to be free?
When one thinks of freedom, it is often seen in the light of doing any...
26
Mar
Is God with us in our pain?
With trembling hands, she stooped down and placed the basket into the River Nile.
She had taken care...
25
Dec
What do you see this Christmas?
Away in the mangerWhat do you see?The little Lord JesusWho came for you and meNo crib for a bedHe ca...
03
Oct
How Messy is Your Life?
Mess scares us.Many of us want to fix it, or at least try to neaten it up so the curious eyes of tho...
15
Jul
Who is the King of my Life?
Have you ever wanted something so badly that the consequences did not matter to you? It could be wan...
10
May
Is God Working In My Life?
feeling FORGOTTEN
Sometimes we do feel like we’ve been forgotten, don’t we? We look around us and ...
26
Feb
Invited to the Table
Just last Sunday, I was struck by the Celtic call to communion by George McLeod, founder of the Iona...
30
Dec
When Do You Come Alive?
Sitting at my sewing machine as the clock strikes one in the morning, my eyes are slightly heavy, bu...
30
Oct
Finding My Purpose And Remaining Faithful In Sports – Chui Ling Goh Shares Her Story
Having been involved in sports since an early age and going on to represent Singapore in t...
23
Aug
Finding Hope
THE BENCH
Recently, I came across the phrase, ‘HOPE IS EVERYTHING’. It was engraved on a park bench,...
25
Jul
Remember & Return
Would you look and see
Open your eyes once again and behold
In your daily wanderings
Pause
Listen to...
27
Jun
Seeing the Old Anew
WHAT IS LITURGICAL PRAYER?
For a while now, I have been pondering about the meaning and place of lit...
30
May
In Acceptance Lieth Peace
IN ACCEPTANCE LIETH PEACE: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015) was the widow of a martyr...
13
Apr
You are Enough – It’s time to stop comparing with others
NEVER FEELING ENOUGH
Growing up, I struggled with low self-esteem, as I often compared myself with o...
14
Mar
Come, My Beloved – God’s gentle call to us in times of uncertainty
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I’ve found myself finding it a little harder to hope. With uncertainty looming from...
09
Jan
God will give me my heart’s desires…right?
“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart”
– Psalm 37:4
How can w...
09
Jan
Dear Kallos: What does Christian dating look like, and how do I differentiate between Christian and un-Christian dating?
There are many books, movies, songs, and quotes that describe what modern dating looks like. Some th...
03
Nov
Anne Ng: Prayer Warrior for Revival
When Anne became a Christian, God gripped her heart to see more on her campus live with radical fait...
02
Nov
Why Is Christian Dating So Complicated?
With a heart to honour God, many Christians start dating with a list of do’s and don’ts in mind. Mus...
02
Nov
Louder than My Unbelief
When ANGIE LIM was called to a year of missions, she knew that convincing her father to give her his...
02
Nov
Is it always God’s will to heal?
“Can it be true?” I gasped. I couldn’t walk a few moments ago because of the searing pain in my righ...
02
Nov
Change makes me anxious in life
KELLY GOH shares the fears and anxieties she had when dealing with change in her life, and how God’s...
02
Nov
You’re not as alone as you think
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay ...
02
Nov
God is with us when we gather…right?
“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
- (Matthew 18:20 NIV)
We’ve all h...
02
Nov
Dear Kallos: Do the Ten Commandments still apply to us today? If so, how do we apply them in our lives?
Do the Ten Commandments still apply to us today? If so, how do we apply them in our lives? -Curious&...
01
Sep
Janelle Yeo: I’m a pastor but I doubted if God was real
Who says pastors have it all figured out? QUEK SHI YUN sits down with Janelle, who shares her honest...
01
Sep
Friendship in Unchartered Waters
When storms come, what does it take to keep a ‘friend-ship’ afloat? BERNICE TIAN shares how she navi...
01
Sep
Struggles of a second-gen Christian
As a second generation Christian, QUEK SHI YUN always doubted if she was really saved. She thought s...
29
Aug
Where were You when I needed You, God?
“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do ...
29
Aug
God will not give me more than I can bear … right?
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will no...
01
Aug
Is it OK to doubt God?
When you have doubts about God and His word, it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. JACKIE HWANG digs dee...
01
Aug
Christian music became my idol
Growing up in a family of musicians, I have always been a music nerd. But as I immerse myself in mus...
01
Jun
“Having Scoliosis Made Me Feel Different.”
As a teen, being diagnosed with scoliosis always made QUEK SHI YUN feel ugly and different. She shar...
01
Jun
Yeo Jia Min: a Christian Athlete on the Courts
You may know her as Singapore’s national badminton player, but she would say that she is a child of ...
01
Jun
Life and Hope in War
Ukrainian Christian ANASTACIA NEVMYVAKA reflects on how she can have hope and joy as she surrenders ...
01
Jun
I Stopped Letting Personality Tests Define Me
After years of allowing personality tests to define her, LUN WEISHI realised that they were influenc...
01
Jun
You are not your Enneagram type
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways subm...
01
Jun
Is egg-freezing for social reasons OK?
With the recent policy change in Singapore that allows social egg-freezing, this may be a question t...
01
Jun
I can move mountains… right?
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mus...
01
Apr
Surrendering My Sister
With the knowledge that time with her sister is limited, AMANDA NG determined to make every moment c...
01
Apr
Who Made God?
You may have heard that everything in the universe is made by God, but then, who made God? JACKIE HW...
01
Apr
LOCKDOWN ON A SHIP: MISSIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC
The Covid-19 pandemic brought much a world to a stop, and many of us found ourselves hunkered down i...
01
Apr
How to follow Jesus on social media
Digital creator STEPHANIE PHUA explores how we can keep Christ at the centre of our social media use...
01
Apr
Kill It With Kindness
Perhaps you know someone who has been flamed or cancelled online, or experienced cyberbullying and t...
01
Apr
“I was a slave to my weighing scale.”
I was always an active person growing up. I loved sports, I took part in many sporting events in sch...
01
Apr
The Me in Social Media
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I a...
01
Apr
God knows the plans He has for me… right?
We’ve all quoted Jeremiah 29:11 in times of uncertainty, leaning on its promise that God has plans t...
01
Mar
My Classmates And I Raised Money For Unwed Mothers
In Singapore, unwed mothers are doubly disadvantaged — they single-handedly bear the burden of paren...
01
Mar
The Other Woman
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with ...
01
Mar
How Do I Engage With Friends Of Different Religious Views?
It’s never easy to start a conversation that may end up in disagreement, especially when it comes to...
01
Mar
“I Ended a Relationship That Did Not Honour God”
When I was in secondary school, I got into a relationship with a guy from my class. I kept the relat...
01
Mar
I Can Do All Things Through Christ… Right?
This familiar verse has been used in popular songs, encouragement cards, and often quoted by Christi...
01
Mar
Soul Sisters
ALONE WITH GOD
“Hey Elang, how has your walk with Jesus been?” Throughout my life in the Youth M...
01
Dec
YEN: From Living In Vice To Working For Christ
When I first met Yen, the founder of BlessedBe, a Christian home decor and gifts company, I saw a wo...
01
Dec
Finding The One
In my early 20s, I would pray every single day for God to show me whom He wanted me to marry. I pati...
01
Dec
What to do when you don’t know what to do
"God, don't you care? Have you forgotten about me?"
“What’s your plan for my life?”
“How come everyo...
01
Dec
Dig Deeper: How Do I Know What God’s Will for My Life Is?
When a major decision comes our way — whether in choosing a school, career, or life partner — we oft...
01
Dec
I felt my grades were never good enough
There were times when I was studying in my room and my parents came in, asking, “You studying?” My b...
01
Dec
Settle To Not Settle
"She’s a dreamer,” my mother would say. There is a photo of me with eyes half-closed, gazing at some...
01
Nov
The Power of Saying ‘Yes’ to Jesus
When you look at Joanne, you might think that she is just a sweet but unassuming young woman. Howeve...
01
Nov
Starving for Approval
Wide-eyed, I stepped into my new school. It was the beginning of the promising course I hoped to cha...
01
Nov
Who am I? 3 Things God says about you
Since I was 14 years old, I’ve struggled to know who I am and who God has called me to be. Like a st...
01
Nov
I Fever Felt My Mum Loved Me
“Just xx more years until I can move out...” This phrase was my mantra growing up.
My relationship ...
01
Nov
Dig Deeper: Do all religions ultimately point to the same God?
In Huston Smith’s famous book, The World’s Religions, he attributes the following words to Hindu rel...
01
Sep
Flourishing in Faith
It's a familiar feeling I’m sure we’ve all had at the end of a long day. You’ve done everything you’...
01
Sep
Art, Anxiety, and the Almighty
It was sometime in September 2019. I’d had a busy day of meetings and was finally winding down over ...
01
Sep
Dig Deeper: Why Does God Allow Evil
When a horrific event occurs, it is natural for people of faith to ask, “Why does God allow evil?” N...
01
Sep
Can Christians Struggle with Mental Illness?
To my greatly blessed, highly favoured and deeply loved sisters,
I wish the church would have a bet...
01
Jun
Jonathan Ogden: Singing For the Audience of One
I got to hear snippets of Liane’s story through a mutual friend a couple of months ago and was inspi...
01
Jun
Redefining Love
What do you do when the person you love is emotionally abusing you?
ABIGAIL HAN shares her story o...
01
Jun
Worshipping When No One’s Looking
When we were about to bid farewell to 2019 and excitedly welcome 2020, little did we know that we’d ...
01
Jun
I Felt Inadequate As A Leader
“Me? A leader? They must have gotten the wrong person!”
I was in disbelief when I was first asked t...
01
Jun
Dear Kallos: A non-Christian guy recently confessed his feelings to me. How do I tell him that I don’t want to be his girlfriend because he is not a Christian?
A non-Christian guy recently confessed his feelings to me. He is a nice guy, but how do I tell him t...
01
May
Too Stressed To Feel Blessed?
In secondary school, my nickname was Jetpack Kal. My classmates gave me this nickname for my infamou...
01
May
Beautiful Feet
“Is there really a God? What is love? And why would God love me?” Kazuma, a fourth-year engineering ...
01
May
Dear Kallos: How do I know if I’m over a break-up/my ex?
How do I know if I’m over a break-up/my ex? There are times when I think I’m over it, but there are ...
01
May
Liane Lim: Obsessed With Success
I got to hear snippets of Liane’s story through a mutual friend a couple of months ago and was inspi...
01
May
Straight As, But Rejected From Law School
My earliest memory of primary school was coming home from school, hiding in my room, and doing my ho...
01
May
My Parents Messed Up. Now What?
“There’s nothing good about her.” That was my mother’s curt reply to a relative who asked her to say...
01
Mar
The Friendship Test
How did you overcome jealousy of each other?
WONG YUN XUAN, 25 (RIVERLIFE CHURCH): Growing up, I st...
01
Mar
How to Avoid Toxic Friends (And Be a Good One!)
As the saying goes, three’s a crowd. I watched in anxiety as two of my closest friends paired off, l...
01
Mar
Dear Kallos: How do we set up emotional boundaries with someone we like but want to stay as friends?
How do we set up emotional boundaries with someone we like but want to stay as friends? - Waiting
de...
01
Mar
Living Hope
Come with me to the place where it all happened. Imagine the dark before the dawn, the heavy footste...
01
Jan
I Failed ‘O’ Level English!
I still remember the day, sitting anxiously in the school hall as we waited for our ‘O’ level result...
01
Jan
We Did A Bible Study Together!
CHALLENGE RULES
Download the LifeGuide Bible Study on Ruth by Dale and Sandy Larsen.
Find a fri...
01
Jan
Dear Kallos: Should girls who desire to date take active steps to pursue a relationship with a guy?
Dear Kallos, should girls who desire to date take active steps to pursue a relationship with a guy? ...
01
Jan
Renew
“With one word, how was 2020 for you?” a friend asked me. I replied, “Unprecedented.” My friend nodd...
26
Nov
Bullied, Bully, or Bystander?
There’s this girl we heard about. Let’s call her Lucy. Lucy was at the prime of her school life —16,...
26
Nov
I Was An Accidental Bully
In my first year of secondary school, I received a “fair” conduct grade, the second lowest you can r...
26
Nov
Loving the Foreigner
One day when I was on my way home on the MRT, I heard someone shout, “Go back to your country!” I lo...
26
Nov
Dear Kallos: Is It Okay To Go Overseas With My Boyfriend?
Dear Kallos, is it okay to go overseas with my boyfriend? - Curious
dear Curious,
Thank you for br...
26
Nov
Project ‘Made With Love’
CHALLENGE RULES
Your cell group will compile a list of ways to raise $1000 and carry them out ove...
16
Sep
Dear Kallos: How Do You Know If You Like Someone?
Dear Kallos, how do you know if you like someone? - Wondering
dear Wondering,
For most girls, a cr...
16
Sep
Sheltering The Homeless
"We are four days away from Opening Day! We’ve found all the hosts required. We’ve reached our targe...
16
Sep
What Are We (Fighting) Typing For?
What a year 2020 has been. It has been a constant stream of bad news — of natural disasters and civi...
16
Sep
Once Suicidal and Broken, Now With Unending Hope! Jolyn Ng Tells All
A quick look through the Instagram page Actspressions reveals the works of Jolyn Ng, all bold, brigh...
07
Jul
What’s The Point Of Studying?
Anyone who has asked the question, “why study?” is met with the standard answers:
- To get a degree...
07
Jul
I Cried Through My Chemistry Papers
People often say, “Study hard and you’ll get somewhere.” I studied hard, but I wasn’t sure where I w...
30
Jun
Covid-19 Crashed My Wedding! Isabel Phua Shares Her Story
On 24th March 2020, Isabel found her head spinning as all her wedding plans had to be changed due to...
18
Jun
Dear Kallos: What Can I Do When I Feel Distant From God?
What can I do when I feel distant from God? I dropped my quiet time since circuit breaker started. -...
13
May
Hanging By A Thread: Sarah Lyn’s Journey From Life To Death
Sarah Lyn is what I would call a true extrovert. Even though we had only conversed via text before, ...
13
May
Dig Deeper: Why Did God Allow Covid-19 To Happen?
In December 2004, my family and I vacationed at Railey Beach on the coast of Thailand. As a ten-year...
13
May
Dear Kallos: Covid-19 Is Causing My Friendships With My Cell Mates To Deteriorate
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, my parents and I have not been attending weekly services at c...
24
Mar
Dig Deeper: Is It OK To Doubt God?
First, let me confess something. I have doubted my faith. I have doubted what is said in the Bible. ...
24
Jan
Dig Deeper: Can People Who Commit Suicide Go To Heaven?
Is taking your own life a sin?
If a loved one has taken their own life, it is inevitable that ...
24
Nov
Dig Deeper: If There Is Evidence That Jesus Rose From The Dead, Why Are People Still Not Convinced?
How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead?
While most scholars agree there was a man called...
24
Nov
To The Next Tony Stark
With Tony Stark’s death, the Avengers lost a vital member of the team. The self-proclaimed genius, b...
24
Nov
Mary Slessor
SCOTTISH MISSIONARY TO NIGERIA
FOUGHT FOR A STOP TO THE KILLING OF TWINS, WHO WERE BELIEVED TO BE BO...
24
Nov
Dig Deeper: Are All Gods The Same?
But are all religions the same?
Most religions address the most important issues in life: Who...
24
Sep
Dare To Hope Again
“Why is this happening to me? What did I do wrong? Is this some kind of punishment, God?”
As I curl...
24
Sep
Dig Deeper: Is Abortion Always Wrong?
What is a life?
Abortion is a heavily debated topic. “Pro-choice” advocates call for the decr...
24
Jul
How To Resist Peer Pressure
For the longest time, I’ve struggled with being your average, typical, people-pleaser. While I may h...
24
Jul
Christine Caine
FOUNDER OF A21
ADVOCATE FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
“Be the change...
24
Jul
Dig Deeper: Why Do We Need To Be Part Of A Church?
Have you met friends who say they don’t need the church because they are following Christ just fine ...
24
May
Spotlight: Facing Depression, Death, And Despair – Faith Pang’s Story Of Hope
You lost your dad at a young age. How did you deal with his death?
My dad passed away unexpectedly w...
24
May
Dig Deeper: How Can A Loving God Send Anyone To Hell?
This is a question that causes much anguish and confusion. When we think of our friends and family, ...
24
May
Corrie Ten Boom
WAS 50 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE STARTED HIDING JEWS TO SAVE THEM FROM PERSECUTION
RESCUED OVER 800 JEWISH ...
24
Mar
Pandita Ramabai
KNOWN AS THE FIRST INDIAN FEMINIST
FOUGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND FREEDOM FROM CHILD MARR...
24
Mar
Dig Deeper: Can Science And Faith Co-exist?
Would it surprise you to learn there are many professional scientists who believe in God? Many peopl...
24
Jan
Esther Anh Kim
LIVED DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF KOREA
IMPRISONED FOR SIX YEARS
PERSECUTED FROM 1939-1945 FO...
24
Jan
Dig Deeper: How Do I Talk To My Friends About Jesus In Today’s World?
“Why do Christians hate gays?” “Why do I need Jesus when I’m a good enough person on my own?” Have y...
24
Sep
Spotlight: Jemima Ooi’s Story On Missions In The Congo
As a 14-year-old, Jemima already knew that her life’s journey would not be an ordinary one. Fast for...
24
Sep
Dig Deeper: How Did We Get The Bible We Have Today?
The Bible you hold in your hands today, whether a physical or digital copy, may seem like a single p...
24
Jul
Dig Deeper: Why Did The Jews Reject Jesus?
“And one day, the Messiah will come to make everything right again,” Dad said, as he recounted her f...
24
May
Dig Deeper: Why Is There Suffering?
One of the most compelling arguments for the absence of God is the presence of suffering. When we wa...
24
Mar
How to Deal with Trauma After a Life-Threatening Event
In 2017, I was blessed with the opportunity to go to London alone for five months on a university ex...
24
Mar
Spotlight: June Bai – On Abortion And The Buttons Project
June’s decision to have an abortion in her early twenties was one that filled her with guilt and sha...
24
Mar
Dig Deeper: Did Jesus Die And Resurrect?
It is commonly said that Jesus is the cornerstone of our Christian faith. This is true! Through His ...
24
Mar
Rahab
Her heart was beating furiously. She tried her best to remain calm. The king himself had sent a mess...
29
Jan
Dig Deeper: Did Jesus Really Exist?
Have you ever wondered if Jesus Christ was a real human being? I have! Our Christian faith rests on ...
30
Nov
Dig Deeper: Does God Exist?
How do we know that air exists? While we cannot see air, there is much evidence that demonstrates th...
30
Sep
Dig Deeper: How Grey Are Grey Areas?
What is a grey area?
There are some things that the Bible does not discuss in depth and explicitly ...
30
May
Dig Deeper: The Truth About Post-Truth
Fake news alternate facts
FAKE NEWS. ALTERNATIVE FACTS. These are buzzwords in the wake of events l...
30
Mar
Spotlight: Tracy Trinita From Supermodel To Pastor
It’s not every day that you get to meet a supermodel! I admit it. I did a double take when I met Tra...
30
Mar
Never Lose Your Wonder
When American Pastor Andy Cook was in China, he found that many had come to believe in the existence...
30
Mar
Dig Deeper: What Is Marriage?
What marriage is not
Is romantic love the only basis for a marriage to take place? Currently, this ...
30
Jan
Dig Deeper: What Is Tolerance?
What tolerance is not
In 1 Peter 3:15, we are exhorted to “Always be prepared to give an answer to ...
30
Nov
Martha
When one thinks about Martha of Bethany, the incident in Luke 10 comes to mind. Martha complained ab...
30
Sep
Dig Deeper: Who Wrote The Bible? Can I Trust It?
In 1 Peter 3:15, we are exhorted to “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you t...
30
Jul
Dare To Say Yes
I thought I had found the dream guy at 20. He was smart, witty, liked the same music I did and we of...
30
Jul
Women Of Judges
It’s so unsettling living as a woman in my country. The tribe of Benjamin has been nearly destroyed ...
30
Jul
Dig Deeper: How do I Know the Bible is True?
In 1 Peter 3:15, we are exhorted to “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you t...