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The Bible and Sports
By Megan Low, Australia So, if you’ve read my articles before, you’ll know that I don’t really like sports. But the Bible is full of sports analogies. Take Hebrews 12:1-2 for example. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight [...]
I don’t love to read, but…
By Beth, Singapore I think I must look like a nerd. For many people have asked me, “You love to read, right?” Well, no, I don’t love to read. I would rather be entertained in some other ways—be it slumping in front of the TV or surfing the Internet. But I try to read anyway. [...]
From Life’s First Cry To Final Breath
By Isaac Tan, 20, Singapore As portrayed in movies and TV shows, the significant smack on a baby’s bottom creates the shrilling cry when he or she first enters the world. Well, as many of you may already know, the piercing cry of a baby is a reassuring sign that there is a clear passage [...]
From Life’s First Cry To Final Breath
By Isaac Tan, 20, Singapore As portrayed in movies and TV shows, the significant smack on a baby’s bottom creates the shrilling cry when he or she first enters the world. Well, as many of you may already know, the piercing cry of a baby is a reassuring sign that there is a clear passage [...]
Right Intentions For Attending Church
By Julian Abraham, 19, Singapore I’m a follower of Jesus Christ but I don’t follow His teachings. Sounds strange? Ironic? Familiar? As a Christian, one of the subtlest yet deadliest ways to fall into sin is skipping weekly church service. Why? The influences week in week out from sources like school, friends, television, movies, advertisements, [...]
5 Ways to Waste Money in College
By Chaz Oswald, 22, USA I slept walked to the kitchen to cook porridge for breakfast. To my horror, there was an army of ants feasting on last night’s dinner crumbs. Living in an apartment with guys, I guess such a scene is not surprising. Before cleaning up the mess, I watched in amazement as [...]
A Slithering Snake
By Koh Siang Kiang, Singapore The mere mention of snakes sends shivers down the spine of many, including myself. When you encounter one you have to think and act fast. A few weeks ago, some workers saw a snake in our garden. They wanted to know if I worship snakes or kill them. The latter, [...]
Believe and Receive
By Caroline Poon, Singapore Recently, my friend was finally baptized. How I rejoiced with her as I saw her stepped out of the baptism pool, smiling radiantly. For I knew it hasn’t been an easy road for her. But her persistent prayer was finally answered. My friend accepted Christ when she was a teenager. But [...]
Spiritual Radar
By Ian Gustafson, USA Have you ever heard that Moses’ wife was a demon worshiper? No? We’ll get back to that in a minute. In the meantime, consider this: any teenaged guy who attends a coeducational school spends a great deal of time girl-watching. I’ll be the first to admit it. There were several ladies [...]
Lost beauty: the love of God at work
By Alexander Carmichael Lee, 29, Malaysia Many of us seldom take time to gaze at the orange-hued sunset or the starry night sky. Often, we do not realize that in everything—whether it is a drop of rain or a little baby—God is at work. Perhaps we have grown complacent or outright desensitized by all that [...]
Unseen Blessings
By Lau Jya-Yhin, 19, Malaysia I had just started my part-time job as an assistant in a dental clinic in Penang, Malaysia. One day, I was appointed to prepare small finger-like cotton rolls with a pile of soft cotton wool while the dentist was on leave. As I sat in my seat observing how the [...]
One of those days
By Megan Low, Australia Woke up this morning feeling incomplete, discouraged and extremely lousy. I was thinking about my inabilities. I do not know how to share the gospel in my primary language, or speak a second fluently. I am not good at drawing. I can’t read music. I can only play the drums. But [...]
Lessons from a PSP Game
By Azrine Ajien, Malaysia I recently downloaded Lunar 2: Eternal Blue. It is a role-playing game which I have been longing to play. It was awesome when I started playing it. The graphics was fantastic and the characters were adorable! However, I realized that the sound effects were quite awkward and not as good as [...]
More than I could hope or dream of
By Cindy Clerk, 19, Czech Republic Everyone has dreams, though some may dream more than others. Human beings have the ability to dream or aspire, unlike all other living creatures. I have always had big dreams. Since I was 13, I knew where I wanted to study—abroad. When I was 15, I knew exactly what [...]
Lessons from a blistered left hand
By Edna Ho, Malaysia I just came back from a church camp with my family. It was a tiring but fun-filled 3 days 2 nights at a hill resort. On the second day, we played our own version of the famous “Minute-to-Win-It” telematch. I enjoyed myself so much that I didn’t even realize that I [...]
