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Connecticut Shooting
By Nancy Shen, Taiwan Last Friday, gunfire shooting rang out from an elementary school and shattered the quiet atmosphere of Newtown, Connecticut—a town deemed as one of the most livable cities in America. This massacre came as a rude shock to many people. It colored this serene town with a depressing stain. The lives of [...]
Connecticut Shooting
By Nancy Shen, Taiwan Last Friday, gunfire shooting rang out from an elementary school and shattered the quiet atmosphere of Newtown, Connecticut—a town deemed as one of the most livable cities in America. This massacre came as a rude shock to many people. It colored this serene town with a depressing stain. The lives of [...]
What if?
by David C. Egner Several years ago a group of historians authored a book called If—Or History Rewritten. Some of the ifs those scholars considered were these: What if Robert E. Lee had not lost the battle of Gettysburg? What if the Moors in Spain had won? What if the Dutch had kept New Amsterdam? [...]
When Results Disappoint
By Kelly Goenadibrata, 12-year-old, Singapore Ever felt extremely regretful and disappointed? That was how I felt when I received my Primary School Leaving Examinations* (PSLE) results. People said that my results weren’t bad, but to me, they were really bad. For the past 2 years, I have been studying hard but there were times when [...]
Reach out, Cindy Lou
By Megan Low How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) is a classic remake of Dr Seuss’ tale, starring Jim Carey, which by themselves are already a potent mix of hilarious fun. Yet between the lines of lighthearted comedy reside a few inspiring truths about life. After discovering that the entire town’s presents have gone missing, [...]
Outgrown Christmas?
By Rachel Diong, Malaysia The clock on my desktop showed 1:03 a.m. Yet I was still wide awake after several hours of stuffing my brain with Bode plots, root locus, transfer functions, and state space. Right, I was studying Control Systems Engineering. I was in my usual routine of brain jamming for the final year [...]
Reviewing Redemption (A Song Review)
By Megan Low I have three criterion for determining which Christian songs I like or dislike. Firstly, it must be God-centered. Secondly, the music arrangement must be either easy to learn, sing and play, or it must be especially beautiful and appealing. And lastly, the lyrics should be biblically accurate and able to strike a [...]
Book Review: Out of the Ordinary
Review by Cora Cheung, 14 yr old, Hong Kong Out of the Ordinary—God’s Hand at Work in Everyday Lives By David Roper I liked this book a lot, but reading all of it in one day is quite an overload. There is a lot of information packed into those 170 pages. I enjoyed his writing [...]
The Perfect Gift
By Cindy Tan, Malaysia Jesus Christ was conceived miraculously by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. His life was unique. As a man, He lived in our world yet He was without sin. His death was also unusual. He died but the grave could not keep Him there. He rose from the dead. [...]
Leaning on God’s Grace
By Cynthia Ayuningtyas, 18, Indonesia On November 6th, I had a drawing exam. I didn’t prepare for it as I figured it didn’t require any studying. When the exam began, I was nervous because I didn’t know how to answer the question. I was stuck! So, I decided to ask my friend who was sitting [...]
Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves
By Alvin Veron, Philippines “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.” —Matthew 10:16 NLT I came across this very powerful verse in Matthew recently. Jesus is warning His disciples for the certain danger and suffering they will face as He send them [...]
Tear-Flooded Table
By Megan Low, Australia My childhood friend Hannah Modra committed suicide on the 30th of January, 2008. It was the first day of our final school year, and she had just been elected school captain when she returned home and decided to end her life. The last time we saw each other was at my [...]
What We Take For Granted
By Julian Abraham Chua, 20, Singapore Ever threw your tantrum before? Ever felt dissatisfied with your life? Ever battled with lust, selfishness, jealousy or greed? Perhaps, that is because we often take life and the privileges we have for granted. For instance, having good health, being able-bodied, having our five senses intact, having close friends [...]
Tip: Repeat or not (2)
By Isaac Tan, Singapore IRRITATING is the only word capable of fully establishing the abusive use of repetition. In part one of To Repeat or Not To Repeat, we ended off with a really irritating passage. It wasn’t just irritating, it was really really irritating. Now, doesn’t that irritate you too? “Bad” repetition happens especially [...]
A New Tradition
By David C. McCasland Featured passage: Psalm 107:1-15 In the United States, Thanksgiving is traditionally a day of feasting with family. But changing circumstances may lead us to rethink our holiday traditions. It happened to Sharon Randall during a year in which her mother died, her father-in-law had to be moved to a rest home, [...]
