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Broken Like Me: Volunteering in a Prison Fellowship Ministry

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“I am thankful I got caught because otherwise I would have just continued what I was doing.” “Actually, we can be thankful that we have food and a roof over our heads.” These are snippets of what inmates have shared with me in my short time volunteering with a prison fellowship ministry.
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We Waited on God to Bring Us Out of a Civil War

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The year I was expecting to graduate from university, Syria entered into a civil war.
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I Found Out I Was Autistic at 22

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“You have Autism Spectrum Disorder,” the psychologist says to me while leaning over the table to hand me my 12-page diagnosis. I try to speak, but nothing comes out. There aren’t any words; just a rush of relief that floods through every part of me.
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I Looked Up, and I’m Terrified

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Netflix's movie Don't Look Up mirrored the climate change issue the world is currently facing—and why we need to start “looking up” and doing something about it now.
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It’s Time to Talk About Racism in the Church

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“There’s an African church in another part of town. Perhaps that would be better for your husband.” That was what a lady said to me one Sunday as l was chatting with someone in the church courtyard before the morning service.
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Should Christians Seek Financial Freedom?

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Every time I log on to my social media accounts, I spot ads like these everywhere. After seeing so much along the lines of, “Hustle, and your future self will thank you for it,” I began to feel an itch and wonder how I could increase my own wealth. Seeing how well my business and investment friends were doing, I couldn’t help but feel dissatisfied with where I was.
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How to Journey with Those Grieving the Suicide of a Loved One

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Three years ago, my brother committed suicide. Facing that was a real struggle. I believe the grief ministry is an underrated one. Most of us are uncomfortable with loss and mourning, even as we’re called to mourn with those who mourn (Romans 12:15). People who are grieving also face a lot of questions and doubts, and the church plays an important role in helping people keep their faith.
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3 Ways We Can Pray Amidst a Horrific Tragedy

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This news has shaken my nation to the core as Singapore schools are known to be safe places. As a mother with a young school-going boy, I was dumbfounded and devastated. How could such a thing happen in my country, one of the safest places in the world?
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Misunderstood and Maligned, But God Had a Bigger Lesson for Me

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It all started when, as part of my Urban Studies course in the seminary, we interviewed organisations working with foreign domestic workers, migrant workers, and others. Hearing all the stories about unfair treatment, abuse, depression, and other struggles kept me awake at night.