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No More Masquerades
By Audrie Goh, Singapore “Still waters run deep” is a common phrase used to describe the dissonance between appearance and reality. Perhaps, it aptly describes a couple I encountered on my recent mission trip to Khong Wilai, a village in Kamphaengphet province, Central Thailand. The husband comes from a Christian family and graduated from seminary [...]
More Than Words
By Chew Weng Ern, 20, Malaysia How good it is to be in love. We will do anything to please that person, no matter the cost. All of us will definitely set aside time for the people we love. We will desire to spend as much time as possible with them, talking and listening to [...]
Look up
By Shehara de Mel, Sri Lanka “Why is this happening to me? Why am I not seeing God’s presence in my life? Why are His promises not coming to fruition? Choosing to follow Him has only brought me more suffering, pain, and loneliness. I have been rejected, judged, and ridiculed by my friends and family.” [...]
Are you a walking time bomb?
by Audrie Goh, Singapore Are you a walking time-bomb? Have you ever seen a generally amiable and mild-mannered person erupt in volcanic anger for no apparent reason? I personally have. Although my relational depth with that person extended over a substantial period of time, the repeated occurrences left me speechless and bewildered, unaware of the [...]
Packing, College, and Living Intentionally
By Christie Weakly, USA As you can tell from the picture, I’m on my way to school! And as you can also probably tell, there are a lot of feelings accompanying my departure (take a closer look at the whiteboard I’m holding). I’ve already been at college for a while, and I’ve been away for [...]
You are here!
By Debra Ayis, Nigeria “I can never escape from Your Spirit! I can never get away from Your presence! If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I go down to the grave, You are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there Your [...]
What about karma?
By Ian Gustafson, 19, Michigan USA What do you think about the idea of karma? Well, most Christians will dismiss it as not biblical. However it would seem that many people, non-Christians and Christians alike, live with the concept of being rewarded or punished based on one’s deeds—and preferably in this life. So let’s think [...]
Christians should be like the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
By David Wong, 21, Singapore Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.” —Matthew 9:15 nlt The Red Queen reigns; his queen deposed; her kingdom exiled; his life a fugitive. This is the setting [...]
Green Pasture
By Debra Ayis, Nigeria “The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; He leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to His name.” —Psalm 23:1-3 You promised to lead me to green pasture New land flowing with [...]
Service before self
By Joanna Hor, Singapore Five cold showers. Six hours of sleep per night. Eight days. Nine hours of manual labor under the hot sun. Thirty-six Cambodian families. Countless insects. The list could go on to describe my recent mission trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia. I even have a bruise and a couple of insect bites [...]
It just takes five minutes
By Christie Weakly, USA After I made myself a really awesome maxi skirt last night, I decided to go back to the fabric store with my mom for material to make more clothes since the first one turned out pretty well. After gathering all my desired materials at the store, we waited for our turn [...]
Song Review: Surrender by Jeremy Camp
By Daniel Gordon Ang, 20, Indonesia Surrender is a special word. Most of us have a vague agreement on what it means and entails, but we might have different feelings about actually doing it. For those of us who were perhaps raised in a Christian household and environment, or have been spiritually stagnant for some [...]
Dreams
By Cora Cheung Everyone has their dreams and aspirations. Everyone knows how to dream—and wants to dream. As a child, Aaron Hotchner loved to dream. It took him somewhere else—somewhere where he belonged. His family wasn’t exactly like what most people thought it was. They thought his family had: pushy parents, an extremely well behaved [...]
Interview: Elana Meyer
Elana Meyers began the sport of bobsled in 2007, making the national team during her rookie season. In 2008 she won her first World Cup medal, a bronze with driver Shauna Rohbock. She followed the performance with a gold medal at the inaugural World Cup in Whistler, Canada. At the 2009 World Championships, Meyer pushed with driver Shauna [...]
Keep Running
By Emily Hollis, USA “But they who wait for 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, esv Last November, I was at the Indianapolis race. Dressed warmly in the breezy weather, I [...]
