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Parenting: 3 keys to remember when resolutions go wrong

Parenting: 3 keys to remember when resolutions go wrong

The first of January is more than just a new year’s day. For a lot of us, it signifies a new start. The coming of a new year allows for new beginnings. We carefully plan our new year’s resolutions and embark on the road to success..

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    Ten years ago I had a staple commentary on my social life: without fail, meeting new people always ended up with being asked about my employment. Whether I was at a party, a sports function, a church event.

  • Flashbangs, memories, seeds, and impact

    I remember reading this book a couple of years ago called Flashbang by Mark Steele. It was one of those books where you are invited into this Christian guy’s life: he tells some interesting stories, you laugh, you cry a little, you learn some new things but the whole time you’re thinking, “What is he building up to?”

  • Geeks and the Internet

    The invitations are alluring, complimentary and full of promise. A website says, “Geeks were once ridiculed and reviled” but then “geeks became the people to know...."

  • The Donald, blue lines and some healthy self-critique

    I think a reason Trump is so disliked by so much of the world looking on is his inherent lack of humility through his self-proclaimed greatness. According to Trump no one is better at “loving the Bible,” “respecting women,” or “getting crowds.”

  • Glitter and gold: buying the intangible

    Today is Monday. Today I am in Singapore. Today I didn’t know what to do with myself, so I took the train to Orchard Road after a steamed bun breakfast on the 14th floor of an HDB apartment block. I only got lost a couple of times.

  • What makes a good person?

    We often find it hard to comprehend how a seemingly godly non-Christian is in fact ungodly. Romans chapter 8 says, "Those in the flesh cannot please God." We see this as unjust. Clearly, my non-Christian neighbour should be saved if they're lovely!

  • Prayer for the blind

    Lord God, I pray that the church would rise up from its complacency, and be salt and light on this Earth. Not to take real estate and possession of earthly kingdoms, but to preserve society from further atrophy and moral breakdown...

  • Encourage someone today!

    I was ready to say hello to my Creator when I recently went swimming in the open water for my inaugural 500 metre beach swim.

  • When women crucify women

    Despite having lived on three different continents and in multiple ethnic, religious and social settings, I have not yet met a woman who has not, at some point in her life, experienced gender inequality,..

  • How to trust God when things go the opposite way?

    Have you ever asked yourself if God is still faithful and trustworthy when things seem to go exactly opposite to the way you intended?

  • The kind of love I never knew

    If I asked you what your idea of love is, what would you say? Do you have a definite idea or picture in mind of what love is?