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,…