Tomahawks fly . On 28 February 2026, people in Singapore woke up to news of conflict in the Middle East (thousands of miles away from home). Perhaps because of its distance, it might not have felt “real” at the time. Nonetheless, report after report came in of missiles and drones striking targets on all sides of the battlefield – the world had entered another war, another time. Trouble flies . Coincidentally, these missiles flying seemed to echo the struggles brewing on the

One of the most overlooked figures in the Bible is the mother of David, the shepherd boy who became king, psalmist, warrior and ancestor of the Messiah. Though Scripture gives her no spotlight, her quiet influence helped shape one of the most significant lives in biblical history. What do we know about David’s mother? The Bible never directly named her. She lived in obscurity, in the small town of Bethlehem, long before it became associated with royalty and later with the bir

Introduction We have often heard and quoted this verse recorded in the book of Acts. Even the secular world often quotes this verse which the apostle Paul attributed to our Lord and Saviour. In the preceding verses, Paul was making the case for disciples to understand the present needs of his time; he mentioned “you must support the weak” (referring to the poor amongst themselves). Those were troubling times in the ancient world, when Christianity was in its infancy, under Ro

As a young Christian, I was told to study God’s word and that it is very important to do so. Even now, I tell Christians that the study of God’s word is very important. Isaiah 40:8 reads, “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” This verse probably already sums it all that as a result of the eternity of God’s word, there is a need to study it. However, it is needful for every individual Christian to reflect and understand for hi

Last year while in a foreign country, I had the opportunity to speak on two different days to students in a public secondary school. There were about sixty students in my classes, all of them between sixteen and eighteen years old. None of them were members of the Lord’s body. In one session, which lasted for one hour, I shared seven life principles/realities. Though these were directed to teenagers, the concepts apply to older folks as well. For the sake of convenience, I wi