Talking Point

I have three adult children and if it had to be one of them caught in the current spot match-fixing scandal, how would I like to respond to the situation, and more important, how would the Almighty One want me to respond to the situation? HOW WOULD I WANT TO RESPOND? I would cry myself hoarse before and away from …

“After the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper” 1 Kings 19:12 Sometimes we look for God in the wrong places. We assume there has to be a hundred-voice choir singing before we can hear from God. We look for God in thunder and lightning, trumpets and billowing smoke. But that’s not always God’s way. Yes, he can speak …

It is possible to significantly reduce our environmental exposure by being careful about what we eat and use

Angeline Babu and Rituparna Das of Silver Nut Tree create unique handcrafted products made from recycled products like PET bottles, glass bottles, old CDs and waste tyres. Their range of products consists of fashionable jewellery and home decor items. We meet the enterprising ladies who create treasures from trash   Silver Nut Tree is an idea that took root from …

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the …

Sitting in my favourite restaurant, ordering another yummy batura, I can feel everyone’s eyes boring into me. You see, I am fat… really fat. And I think that those people focusing on me are instinctively feeling sorry me. Once in a while, I wonder why the world finds it so difficult to understand me. I feel as though I need …

“Don’t be so loud, behave like a girl” “How can you be jealous of your OWN sister?” “Don’t be silly, you have nothing to be unhappy about” “You stop dreaming about becoming a pilot, you are a GIRL” From the time you were a child, how many times have you heard the above statements being made to you – by …

I believe biblical principles and values are really the heartbeat of the Christian family. Today marriages are ending in divorce at record numbers. Many children learn their values from television, movies, and music instead of from their parents and the Bible. Let us understand what God’s design and purpose in marriage are at creation. God- ordained marriage for enriching relationships …

“She is one of the most courageous young women I know. Certainly, the most courageous young mother I know.” I am a woman, I am a mother, I am a daughter, I am a sister and I am also a wife and a daughter-in-law. I work. I earn. I provide for my family. I stay home when my son is …

As stories go, the one on the history of Singapore is hardly long and illustrious. But when compared to tales of economic success, the ones about Singapore can fill more than a few epic-sized tomes. Having morphed from a sleepy fishing village once known as Temasek, the ‘City of the Lion’ as it is commonly referred to, Singapore is today …