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The Virtual Mission Field
By Chaz Oswald, Michigan The Internet has been woven into the fabric of daily life. The modern man conducts a host of activities online—from information seeking to information sharing; from Internet gaming to online shopping; from making new friends to sharing of videos, photographs, and thoughts. The World Wide Web could be accessed virtually anywhere [...]
Providential Meetings
By Maulline Onyalo, 22, Kenya Someone defined a Christian this way: “The true Christian is he who gives others the desire to be one also.” One passage in the Bible reflects this definition well. In the story of the Samaritan woman in John 4, Jesus reveals to us that chance encounters are often opportunities for [...]
I Was a Hard-core Gamer
By Lau Jue Hua, Singapore About a dozen of us are sitting on high backed wooden chairs. The seat and backrest are uncomfortable and the air is stale. The only sound I hear is the shuffling of my shoes on the concrete floor as I stare at my clammy hands. They can’t seem to stop [...]
I Was a Hard-core Gamer
By Lau Jue Hua, Singapore About a dozen of us are sitting on high backed wooden chairs. The seat and backrest are uncomfortable and the air is stale. The only sound I hear is the shuffling of my shoes on the concrete floor as I stare at my clammy hands. They can’t seem to stop [...]
Love VS Porn
By Jeff Olson CS Lewis once said, “The process of living seems to consist in coming to realize truths so ancient and simple that, if stated, they sound like barren platitudes.” At the risk of sounding too simplistic, I often suggest to men (and remind myself) that one of the most powerful weapons against the [...]
Not Alone
By Debra Ayis, 20, Nigeria Not Alone Alone, yet not alone; I sat at a dinner table, Conversation surrounding me. I wave to someone I know; Mere acquaintances say, “Hello.” We speak with sweet rapport, Laughing and talking reservedly. To some, we may look like a team. But honestly, we are just colleagues. Alone yet [...]
Judging Non-judgmentally
By Jasmine Uthaya Kumar, India In our day-to-day relationships, we often make judgments. These judgments shape our responses and reactions to certain things. A right judgment leads to a right reaction. And the reverse is true too. Hence, it is important that we exercise caution in our judgment. Firstly, we need to recognize that we [...]
Why Lord?
By Benedict, 19, Singapore “Hear my prayer, O Lord, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You; A sojourner, as all my fathers were. Remove Your gaze from me, that I may Regain strength, Before I go away and am no more.” —Psalms [...]
A Soldier’s Journal
By Isaac Tan, Singapore This is a fully fictional account. All these thoughts are purely generated out of a curious mind to try to understand the mindset of the soldiers as they walked round the city of Jericho. All feelings were based on the author’s personal views on life at large. Part One: “It is [...]
Beyond the Hills
By Trevor Shockey, 20, Indiana USA Even when I can’t see Beyond the valley Of my finite world You still love me Your love reaches me From beyond the hills You see me Even when I cannot see You You tend to me Even when I don’t know that’s true Beyond the hills You stretch [...]
My Role Model is a PIG
Text by Lau Jue Hua, Thoughts by Olivia Ow Consider this: Everyone needs a role model. Where would Barack Obama be without Martin Luther King to lead the way? What would Spiderman be if Uncle Ben was not there to teach him that important phrase, “With great power comes great responsibility”? We subconsciously look up [...]
Following in Christ’s footsteps
By Sheryl Tay, Singapore Many role models of today are much favored by the people around them. Some of our role models include celebrities and world leaders, and we follow after them because they have been an inspiration to us. And we celebrate their presence when they are among us. Jesus was (and still is) [...]
What Should I Do When I Fail?
By Noel Daniel G, India Many a time in the course of living, we are enraptured by our successes one moment only to turn depressed by our failures the next. Is it good to be tossed between being carried away and crestfallen? No, is the Christian’s answer, simply because followers of Jesus should always dutifully [...]
Waiting…
By Weng Ern, 19, Malaysia “But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” —Isaiah 40:31 I’ve known this verse for a long time, yet I didn’t really know what it means to “wait on the Lord.” It [...]
Desert Sand
By Debra Ayis, 20, Nigeria My wrap unfurls around leg and feet As I trampled through the sand Of this merciless desert in Kerith Brook A sand storm is coming from afar Particles whirl around excitedly Wickedly prickling, stinging my skin The wind whistles in my ear Singing a song of gloom Air and sand [...]
