Written by Clare H, Singapore I was in the midst of my undergraduate studies when my first dating relationship ended. It was a tough period in my life as I thought I had found my future husband—it was this individual who shared the gospel with me and led me to Christ. But it was not […]
Written By Christie Frieg, USA “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.” —Genesis 2:24 And so begins the most epic, important, and inspired book ever written, the Bible—with a marriage. At the very end of Revelation, the closing statements of human history […]
Written By Deborah Tao, originally in Traditional Chinese Love has always been a fuzzy concept to me. And with a family situation like mine, love is a luxury I cannot afford. When I was 14, my mother, sister, and I migrated from China to Singapore to live with my Singaporean stepfather after my mother remarried. […]
Written By Abigail Lai, Singapore I watched the third and final instalment of The Hobbit recently and this part of the plot surprised me because it wasn’t part of the book: the female elf, Tauriel, had fallen in love with Kíli the dwarf somewhere in the story. But after an epic battle against the Uruk-Hai […]
Early on in our relationship, my boyfriend and I spent an awkward evening drawing up guidelines for our relationship. Hugging? Kissing? Sex?
Sex was about the only one we could agree on, thanks to the Bible’s clarity (Exodus 22:16-17, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4, Hebrews 13:4, etc.) However, the Bible said nothing about dating rules.
Written by Christine E., USAI remember clearly the first time he said “I love you.” We were picnicking on the lawn at my school, and I had just told him my decision to remain here in America instead of returning to Asia. He knew it was not an easy decision for me, and that it […]
Written By Vilcon Tauning, Malaysia I was raised in a broken family. Since a young age, I was exposed to hatred, jealousy, anger, and many other unhealthy emotions that worsened my family situation. My parents always threatened to go through a divorce but because all of us were still young, my mum did not agree […]
Written By Adriel Yeo, Singapore In the month of June last year, I spent the bulk of my time in New York City. It was refreshing to see different types of people and lifestyles that one would not typically find in Singapore. During my stay, there were two incidents that left me thinking about how […]
Written By Elisabeth Chandra, originally in Bahasa Indonesia Most, if not all, Christians would agree that reading God’s Word is essential to knowing God’s will so that we can please Him in our daily living. But how many of us struggle to read the Bible regularly? The ancient text seems to have little correlation to […]