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I Was About to Quit My Church Job, But God Showed Up
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I started working in a local church two years ago. Working in church wasn’t new to me, as I had worked in my home church before.
What Reading a “Messed-Up” Book in the Bible Taught Me
Last summer, our campus fellowship organised a Bible quiz based on the book of Judges. I started to read it so I could learn the details for the trivia.
Soon I was telling myself it was for good reason that this book wasn’t “popular”, as it seems quite messed up.
Roger Federer: Moving On with Grace
In the world of tennis, September 2022 will go down in history as the end of an era—the retirement of Roger Federer.
3 Beliefs We Wrongly Hold About Jesus
Did you ever hear these lines growing up? “Stop being so _________! Jesus would never do that!”
“Don’t say/do that! You’re behaving like an unbeliever!” But is that really what the Bible tells us about Jesus? Is He the Lord of “good vibes only”?
How Can We Learn To Live With Stress?
After doing an ultrasound, the doctor told me that I had Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). I had to undergo a major lifestyle change. But even as I exercised more, cut back on fried foods, tried to get enough sleep, the hardest part was changing the way I handled stress.
What if I Just Don’t Want to Read the Bible or Pray?
Should I pray? Read the Bible? I knew I had been neglecting these, but when I finally had the time, I just wanted to plop into bed and scroll my phone. Then the next day comes, and it’s the same thing all over again.
Confessions of a “Good Christian Girl”—Countering Toxic Christianity
The world has conjured for us the image of the “perfect Christian”—that we are to have squeaky clean conduct, and always be doing good deeds. After all, didn’t our God ask us to be perfect as He is perfect (Matthew 5:48)?
Are You A Friend of The World?
A few years ago, I worked freelance for a horse-racing magazine. Everything went well at the start, but after a few assignments, I realized there was more to horse-racing than simply which horse finishes first (pardon my naivety).
Who Can Tame the Tongue?
I told myself I wouldn't speak ill of a colleague when I heard others talking about her. But curiosity got the better of me one day, and I jumped in on the conversation.