Leslie Koh

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Why did God Create a World that He Knew was Going to Go Wrong eventually?

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When God created the heavens, the earth and everything else, it was all perfect. Why did He create a world that He knew would eventually go wrong?

Still Grieving 18 Months on

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It’s been a year and a half since my grandmother passed away, and I still cannot bear to think about her. It is said that you should not deny your feelings or suppress them, but confront them and deal with them. But I can’t.

What if There was No Church?

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It’s probably hard to imagine not having a church around, at least in some form. It could be a building—a grand old cathedral, a modern theatre, a space in an office block, or someone’s house, generously opened up for use on Sundays.

To the Church Elder: Why I’m Leaving the Church

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Dear Elder, I’ve been coming to this church for the last six months, and it has disappointed me deeply. It just doesn’t cut it. There’re many reasons, but I’m going to list the key ones and I’m sure your readers will immediately see where I’m coming from.
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What if Christianity was a lie?

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Many years back, a friend told me casually, “God lives by faith.” At the time, I thought, Now, that makes sense. How clever! Indeed, it did have a ring of truth to it. And it seemed logical: If I chose to stop believing in God one day, then He would, in a way, stop existing in my life.

Why Love isn’t a Good Feeling

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I’ll ’fess up. I plain didn’t like Terence (can’t tell you his real name, of course). I didn’t like the way he walked or talked. I couldn’t stand the way he moved around with a swagger, swinging his arms confidently and looking left and right as if he ran the whole church.

A Letter of Condolence to the US$1.6 billion Lottery Winner

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Dear Lottery Winner, Having just heard of your winning the record-breaking US$1.6-billion Powerball lottery jackpot in US last week, I would like to offer you my deepest condolences.
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Move Aside BB-8, Here Comes Nadine

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Nadine who? She’s a robot created by scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University who doesn’t look like C-3PO, R2-D2 or BB-8 (you wish). In fact, she has been billed as “the world’s most human-like robot”.
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Why Christmas Doesn't Make Sense

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No, seriously. Nothing much about Christmas makes sense, when you think about it. Here’s why: