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What will your swan song be?
By Lau Jue Hua, Singapore [Image from CNN.com] Amidst tumultuous applause from his fans, David Beckham wiped away tears as he walked off the field in his final appearance as a professional football player. The game last Sunday was a swan song for the 38-year-old former England captain who is a household name. For a [...]
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What will your swan song be?
By Lau Jue Hua, Singapore [Image from CNN.com] Amidst tumultuous applause from his fans, David Beckham wiped away tears as he walked off the field in his final appearance as a professional football player. The game last Sunday was a swan song for the 38-year-old former England captain who is a household name. For a [...]
Is it ok for a Christian to party?
Whether or not Christians can “party” depends on what you mean by the term. To some people, “partying” might mean relaxing with a group of friends or celebrating special occasions with one another. This may include games, food and drink, and music. It would be characterized by good clean fun. To other people, “partying” may [...]
Abba Father
By Trevor Shockey, 20, Indiana USA Abba Father! Come rest Your feet on the earth Come find Your home in our hearts Reside in us Abide in us We will abide in You Abba Father Creator God Your love is deeper than the sea You sent Your only Son for me Abba Father I love [...]
A Nepali Lady and My Grandmother
By Eugene Seah, 23, Singapore As we sat around the fire keeping ourselves warm on a wintry Nepali dawn, my Nepalese friends shared the gospel with the lady who was toasting our breakfast. She replied, “If by believing in your God I can don’t work, then I’ll believe!” How would you respond to that? Personally, [...]
Is it ok if I’m Christian and have a tattoo?
Tattoos are remarkably popular right now. In the past in the West, they were viewed as desirable only within limited social groups like soldiers, sailors, gang members, and bikers. Acceptance was generally confined to males of lower economic classes, For professionals or women they would be unthinkable. There are a number of cultural and religious [...]
The Father’s Love
By Isaac Tan, 20, Singapore All the world is distracting and youth are but the most distracted people. Constantly plagued with material pursuits and mindless partying, it really questions the values to which most young people live by. However, even with the adverse consequences evidently flashed out in all these things, they choose to revel [...]
Faith
By Bharathy Singaravel, 20, India “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” —Hebrews 11:1 This verse helped me understand the essence of what faith is. It is in stark contrast with the popular saying that “seeing is believing”—a belief which I have unwittingly adopted. [...]
Essence of Death
By Julian Abraham Chua, 20, Singapore Death is often associated with the idea of losing. It is especially harder to swallow when it occurs to someone who passes on at a young age. From the perception of the living, it is often a waste to go so young when life has just begun. It is [...]
From Icky Insects to our Great God
By Megan Low, Australia On my way to church yesterday, I spotted a worm dangling from a tree. I watched it as I approached and saw that it was slowly climbing up the invisible thread that it had produced. At first I was laughing at it. For the worm was no bigger than three-quarters [...]
Come On You, Hull!
By Sean Tong, UK The English Premier League is the most watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a TV audience of 4.7 billion people. Winning the promotion to the Premier League is a big deal and a big prize! My team, Hull City, is currently in [...]
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