Manufactured, Manicured and Marred Beauty
When reading a book on beauty and art recently, I stumbled across an intriguing paragraph that totally grabbed my attention. The words, by Gesa Elsbeth Thiessen, read: The...
Get Out!
“Come out of her, my people” (Revelation 18:4) Revelation 18 opens with an angel speaking authoritatively. A declaration is made concerning the destruction of Babylon (a cipher for Rome),...
Normalizing Homosexuality: How Should Christians Respond?
Without a doubt, the LGBT advocacy movement may be said to be one of the most successful in modern history. Within a short space of fifty to sixty...
A Sin Or A Crime? – On Legislating Morality
On September 24 (2018), The Straits Times published an article by Professor Tommy Koh entitled ‘Section 377A: There is a difference between a sin and a crime’. This...
A Rising New Incivility?
In contemporary society, a trend towards incivility seems to be rising. This article registers my observations about the shifts. I hope this article will invite many others to...
Smart Phones and Not-so-smart Persons?
Author: Rev. Dr. Andrew Peh Apple officially released the first iPhone on June 29, 2007, and with almost ten upgrades later, it has brought about significant changes in...
Imitatio Christi
Author: Dr. Roland Chia In their book, As Iron Sharpens Iron, Howard and William Hendricks emphasise the importance of spiritual mentoring before the idea became fashionable in evangelicalism. Stressing...
Covid Vaccines and Abortion
Author: Dr. Roland Chia The roll-out of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March is seen by many as a welcome boost to efforts to get the world...
Teach Your Children Well
Author: Dr. Roland Chia In arguably one of their most iconic songs, the folk rock group of the 1970s, Crosby, Stills and Nash, offers this perennially sound advice:...
The Youth and LGBT
Author: Dr. Roland Chia Last year, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) published the findings of its survey on perceptions of and attitudes towards social and moral issues...
Navigating the Metaverse
Author: Dr. Roland Chia On October 28, 2021, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook made two media-grabbing announcements. The first has to do with the rebranding of Facebook...
The Beauty of Music
Author: Dr Billy Kristanto Music can be said to be a universal language that every society cannot live without. Whether simple or complex, music has been proven to be...