I come from a family of five—there’s my father, mother, two older sisters and me. Together we’re dysfunctional, disorganised, lazy and sometimes crazy. But behind it all, we’re a very loving bunch. So “family” is a term that I hold dear to my heart. It is the very essence of love and comfort to me, …
WHY THERE’S NO BETTER FAMILY THAN ONE WITH CHRIST Read More »
I’ll be the first to say that if there was ever an award for “Worst Friend”, I would win first place. There have been times when I was so caught up with my work, I forgot my friends even existed. If I was not busy replying to work-related text messages, then I was constantly checking …
Written By Lingyi Dai, Shanghai, originally in Simplified Chinese At every stage of my student life, friends were an important part of my life. The majority of friends I was close to were not Christians. When I entered university, heard the gospel and believed in Jesus, I came to know fellow sisters and brothers in the …
Written By Christin Siahaan, originally in Bahasa Indonesia She could be a good friend or just an acquaintance. She’s also talented, successful, popular, and nice. I wish I could be like her. Have you ever thought that way? It starts with an observation of someone we know, is followed by admiration, and, before we know it, jealousy takes …
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 (a powerful …
Written By Olivia Ow, Singapore Have you ever encountered an episode where your best friend refuses to share with you what she was going through? Her reason is that she feels you are not mature enough to cope with the truth. I get very offended when I hear that and my tirade begins. What do …
WHEN I TRIED TO PLAY GOD INSTEAD OF BEING A FRIEND Read More »
She slumped down into the chair exhausted. It had been a horrific week at work filled with stress and anxiety. And after work, she had spent several nights preparing the engaging Sunday School lesson. She was wearied to the bones as she thought to herself, Let me take a few minutes to recover. Then she felt …
I have resolved to try to make a friend of everyone I meet, even if that friendship lasts only two minutes. The laws governing good friend making are the same whether you live with someone, work with them, or just exchange a quip or two while they ring up your groceries. In his excellent book, …
Notes from My Diary: If You Want A Friend, Be One Read More »
What do you expect from life? For Naomi and Ruth, they probably couldn’t expect much. We read their story in the book of Ruth. Chapter one opens with a famine in the land. At that time, Elimelech took his wife Naomi and two sons into the foreign land of Moab. The sons marry Ruth and …
During the pandemic, a lot of people are obliged to stay home for work and schooling. The whole family often stayed together. Their enforced togetherness might have created quite a lot of frictions and arguments. Although the pandemic has now eased, a good and peaceful relationship with one another is nevertheless a difficult topic which needs improvement. During this post-pandemic period, how are we going to deal with this matter? There were sayings …
