I’ve been thinking about change recently. When is it necessary, and when is it not? How do we know? A few common phrases came to mind: “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it”, “a stitch in time saves nine”, “the best time to fix a roof is when the sun is shining”. These seem to…

Recently I was passing through Tiong Bahru and it occurred to me that soon, despite conservation measures in the area, the area would change and look different once more as it had many times in the last 30 years or so. And that made me a little bit sad. It’s not that change is the…

In so many things that we do, we feel that once we have told others something once, even twice, then they should already know. And if they should know, then they should act on that information. That seems logical, even common-sensical, doesn’t it? Yet more often than not, we find that this isn’t the case.…

“Why do I need to be part of a discipleship group?” “Why do people keep trying to talk to me? I just want to be left alone to worship!” “Aiyah I don’t understand how they think lah, just let them be by themselves and do their own thing lor.” “We just need to know the Word, don’t…

A common question that Christians ask is what God’s purpose for them is. We want to find our place in the world, to have a purpose for our lives. If we are honest with ourselves, we want to know that we matter, that there is something specifically designated for us to accomplish with our lives,…

In today’s world, we like to think that each of us are independent, self-determined, reliant only on ourselves, in charge of our own destinies. We tell children, “you can be whatever you want to be!” and we emphasise that it’s all up to their own effort and hard work. We also truly believe that for…

There’s a common denominator that cuts across all peoples, social classes, and ages – and that commonality is suffering. All of us suffer though to different degrees, and none of us want to suffer. We want to know why God would let us go through what doesn’t seem good to us. Isn’t He supposed to…

A number of years ago, it was very common for people to tag their social media posts with #blessed. And it was used when you feel blessed, when you got something that you really really want, or even just unexpected good news that gave you joy. For a while, it was even used by Christians…

Much of the world around us gives us only two choices: it’s either black or white, night or day, right or left, up or down. And with that prompting from nature around us, we also think about our faith in this way: we either have faith, or we don’t; we either have doubts, or we…