The haze is back — fires burning away in a neighbouring country, and the smoke drifting towards our little island. I was out playing pickleball recently and noticed my throat becoming scratchy partway through, noticing the unmistakable faint burning smell in the air. On some days, the blocks across the street looked like just a grey smudge. You’d know the sun was up there somewhere, but you'd never guess it from looking. After the game, I was still thinking that this was exac

James 5:7-8 This time, we will be observing the topic of patience and perseverance from the book of James 5:7. We are told to be patient, brethren, until the coming of the lord. This verse is telling us to be patient of all the hardships and suffering that all of us are going through while living on this earth, such as hardships from our daily lives, from our work, from school, and from physical and mental health issues. However, if we have endured all these hardships and su

Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 Christianity is an active religion that requires members’ involvement, for we are “created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Ephesians 2:10). Thus, we must labour and toil as God has required of us. Let us study the analogy between the church which is the spiritual body of Christ (Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18), and the human body to grasp the importance of unity and teamwork. Notice the 4 “D”s of a thriving church. 1. Design — We have differe

On 16 August 2026, I embarked on my toughest race yet — a 250km self-sustained ultra marathon across the Namibian Desert in Africa. It took me about six months of training and preparation before the race. I was physically prepared. I was mentally excited. I had spent months looking forward to this challenge. But when the race began, anticipation quickly turned into anxiety. After just 20km, the regrets started. The temperature climbed towards a brutal 40°C. The air was warm a

Jesus was known as the Master Teacher and He was a great story-teller. He used real life examples of what people experienced to teach and explain spiritual truths. There were several parables which Jesus taught. There are instances in the Bible where it is clearly stated that “he spake a parable” or “the parable is this”, etc. In other instances, metaphors or illustrations were used by Jesus. Regardless, there is a lot which we can learn from the parables and teachings of Jes