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The Consequences of Choice
We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program [after Adam and Eve]. We were even told, “Blessed are they that mourn,” and I accept it. I’ve got nothing that I hadn’t bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not imagination. (C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed)
For every…
Why Do We Suffer?
If you’ve been up all night and cried till you have no more tears left in you—you will know that there comes in the end a sort of quietness. You feel as if nothing was ever going to happen again. (C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
Philip Yancey writes, “Oh, how we long for an answer…
The Problem of Pain
The tranquil blue waters of the Indian Ocean off the western shore of Sri Lanka belied the devastation of just a few months earlier. In 2004 an earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a tsunami that decimated the region. The losses were catastrophic. The impact of the ocean’s surge bordered on incomprehensible: over 200,000 lives were lost in 14 different…
The Why Question
From childhood, we want things our way. “I don’t want peas; I want ice cream!” “Why do I have to take a nap?” “Do I have to stay in the backyard?”
As we get older, we gain more freedom. Soon enough, most of us get to make all the choices we care to make. We’re designed for freedom. All human…
God, Give Me A Husband Who Loves Washing Dishes!
Embarrassing as it is to admit, the title of this article had in fact been a prayer of mine.
I had only been a Christian for a short time then and was encouraged to pray for my future marriage, I listed out 10 items I expected in my “ideal husband.”
When Half My Home Burned Down
17 September 2015 is a day I will never forget. On that day, my aunt’s house was burned down in a fire accident.
Finding God in the Midst of Unemployment
Waiting on God is not easy. It’s not like waiting in line at the bank or a department store where you can see the length of the line and the end goal—the teller or the cashier.
Rejection Drove Me in the Right Direction
As the youngest child, I’m often teased and called the little princess of the family. But the truth is that when I was growing up, it was often difficult for me to get my mother’s attention.
3 Ways to Worship God During Tough Times
Last year was a tough one for me. It started off great—I went to my first-ever Christian conference in February, and it was amazing. Everything I heard and saw at the conference encouraged me, challenged me, and filled my heart with a deeper realization of God’s love for us.
4 Ways to Know It’s Time to Move On to Marriage
Our relationship was unusual from the very start. I came from Mexico, and Brian lived in the United States, but we ended up meeting in Hong Kong while working in ministry at the same church. Along with romantic interest in each other, our attraction sprung from a mutual pull towards missions.
More Than Cancer
Find out how Lucy and her husband Tommy cope with terminal cancer
When Social Media Determined A Teen’s Death
On 13 May 2019, 16-year-old Davia Emilia from Malaysia posted on social media expressing her weariness at life. Via an Instagram story, she requested that her followers vote on whether she should continue living or die.
Depressed—At the Height of My Success
I’ve always been on the quest for love. I was born in a non-Christian family and didn’t know about God, so I turned to the media to define love for me.
