Written By Edna Ho, Malaysia Six years after accepting Christ, one would reasonably expect me to have progressed in my faith. I should have become a spiritual giant without doubts or questions regarding Christianity—be it the Trinity or the virgin birth. But I haven’t. In these six years with God, I’ve encountered various moments that […]
Written By Yeo Jia En, Singapore “I cried a lot today,” my mother said, sniffling. “He did so much for Singapore, it’s so sad.” I opened my mouth to say something comforting, but no words came forth. I tried again. “It was probably better for him to go peacefully rather than suffer more, right?” “Yeah, […]
Written By Abigail Lai, Singapore Those of us who have lived long enough in this world are no strangers to pain. Many of us carry deep, throbbing wounds, gnawing away at our hearts. Guilt, shame, and regret—the mistakes we’ve made and the hurts we’ve suffered continue to cast long shadows over our lives. They can […]
Written By WS Tan When I graduated some years ago, my goals were to find a stable career and see myself progress in it. While I don’t recall aspiring to be exceedingly wealthy, I did desire to own an apartment, hopefully buy a small car for transport convenience, as well as enjoy a little “luxury” […]
Written By Jessica Lim, Singapore I have been serving as a volunteer at a children’s home for the past 10 months. Recently, its leadership underwent a reshuffle that saw changes to the program as well as to the roles played by volunteers. Uncertain about how the changes would pan out, I struggled with whether I […]
Written by Yemima Adi, Indonesia I was in a bad mood the other day. My department had not been asked to provide a report on what we did for an important meeting. Our main job was to collect and sort usable scrap materials such as plastic wrappers, plastic bottles and packaging paper, which we handed […]
Written By Crystal Tang, Singapore I sat at the piano, wondering where all my years of musical training had disappeared to. I knew that I was capable of doing better than this. What had happened to me? Then again, why was I so affected by a couple of mistakes? Why was I bothered by the […]
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Written by Christine E., USAWhen I first started college, I happily charted out four years’ worth of classes. I was excited about what life would bring. Sure, I had to tweak my plans every semester or so, but I always had a plan, and things always worked out. Then I graduated, and suddenly, I had […]