John 14:27 “Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” In a world faced with turmoil, trouble and trepidation, how should believers respond? While it is only natural, proper and appropriate…

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…

What goes into your mind whenever you open your wardrobe to decide what to wear to church on Sundays? For those like me (thank God for a dress code!), it may be an automatic task which can be done while still catching up on my sleep. In church, in fact in any church, we see…

She was from a humble background, and she was determined to change the course of her destiny. She persevered in her academic pursuit and attained sterling results, which led her to a good career. By her late twenties, she already had her own luxury home and car. What she lacked was a life partner. That…

1 John 2:20 says, “But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.” A believer has been born again through the work of the Holy Spirit. Does this anointing imply believers do not need anyone to teach them? How does this anointing teach a believer all things? 1 John 4:2…

Proverbs 14:30 “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Envy is self-destructive and painful. An early biblical account of envy is in Cain’s reaction when God preferred his brother Abel’s offering to his, which resulted in his murder of Abel culminating in God’s judgment against him. Envy is…

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…

Have you often been perplexed by some of Jesus’ sayings in the gospels? I must admit that there are many times I scratched my head over what Jesus said in response to the different questions his disciples and his opponents posed him. One of them is in Matthew 18. In verse 21, Peter asked Jesus,…

My father, after the failure of his business, was no longer a wealthy man so he could not leave any wealth or properties to his four children. Nevertheless, I am grateful that he could afford to give us the best education at university. His desire was for us to have a better life than he.…

Revelation 19:20 says the eternal destiny of all who oppose Christ is the lake of fire. They bear the mark of the beast, with the name “666” inscribed onto their foreheads or hands (Rev 13:17-18, 14:9,11). Believers too, have on their foreheads, a seal, marking them as belonging to God (Rev 9:4). As these are…