by Ames Chen | Oct 30, 2026 | 2026, Church, Community, Loving Others
Then he said to his servants, “The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.” So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people...
by Bernice Lee | Oct 23, 2026 | 2026, Community, God's Grace, Spiritual Friendship
As the crow flies, Soo Inn and I are now over 12,000 kilometres away from home in Singapore. This morning, as I was powdering my nose (literally) in front of the mirror, my thoughts wandered to a conversation I had had with some friends here in Vancouver. This...
by Dev Menon | Jul 17, 2026 | 2026, Community, Loving Others, Race
“I don’t think our church is ready for an Indian senior pastor.” That was an unsolicited comment made to me one Sunday in church. I assumed that the person who was addressing me was thinking of what had been going on in the political world and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 25, 2026 | 2026, Community
Recently, Bernice and I had the privilege of ministering at the Evangel Baptist Church camp. Some of you may be surprised to hear this since I have stopped accepting invitations to speak at church camps. In this season of my life, I had decided that I need to be more...
by Lam Kok Hiang | Apr 30, 2026 | 2026, Community, Following Jesus, Spiritual Friendship
“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 NLT) If you encounter a crisis at three...
by Jesselyn Ng | Dec 5, 2025 | 2025, Community, Following Jesus, Loving Others
Karl grew up in a church with a vibrant youth ministry, which he was very happy to be part of. He had a small circle of three close friends who were always there for him—attending services together, praying together, going for meals together. But when their...
