by Priscilla | Dec 26, 2025 | 2025, Aging, Articles, Dependence on God, Generations Project, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness, Third Agers
Dr Calvin Chong The Gospel of Luke is filled with accounts of the overlooked and underestimated in society—marginalised women (1:39–56; 7:36–50; 8:1–3), the poor and economically burdened (1:52–53; 4:18; 6:20–21), social outsiders (2:8–20; 5:12–16; 10:25–37;...
by Dr David Teo | Dec 10, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, Dependence on God, Meaning & Purpose, Mental Illness, Young Adult Ministry
“Meaningless! Meaningless! … Everything is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2 NIV) That ancient refrain regularly resounds in modern consulting rooms. A Story of Confronting Death Recently, I met a young lady who by all outward measures...
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...
by David Wong | Oct 31, 2025 | 2025, Happiness, Preaching & Teaching
I was teaching recently at a seminar in Indonesia. As usual, I tried to break the ice by beginning with a humorous story. No one laughed. Except maybe my interpreter. Later, I asked why. “You are a pastor,” I was told, “Pastors are supposed to be...
by Sharyn Ng | Oct 23, 2025 | 2025, Church, Loneliness, Loving Others
The COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared by the World Health Organization in early 2020. [1] The suspending or limiting of activities not only brought panic and anger, but also highlighted the sense of loneliness and alienation that many people felt. Catholic...
by Bernice Lee | Oct 17, 2025 | 2025, Books, Church, Suffering
In preparation for our upcoming Sexual Assault Conference, I thought I would do well to revisit all that we had packed into the 344 pages of the book we published in 2023 on this very topic of Sexual Assault in the Church. I was humbled by the honesty of the...
