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My 4-year-old son, Lucas often asks me: “Why does 弟弟 (younger brother) have this [toy] but I don’t?” This recurring question caught my attention recently because I could relate it to many similar experiences at work. In my job as a professional trainer helping people discover and apply their strengths, I have often experienced this particular mindset that seems to […]

I spent a week this December in Dili with a team of COOS youth, serving Timor’s young people together with our long-term missionaries. One of the most memorable programmes we helped them with was a Christmas service for youths. ‘Christmas service’. For me, this term calls to mind a stage decorated with trees, stars, and

New Spring, New Rain… September marked the start of Spring here in Melbourne but in Melbourne, the start of any season is never that clear cut. This past winter proved to be one of the wettest winters Melbourne has experienced in the last few years. While most urbanites were complaining about the inconvenience of a wet winter, my

By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 A week ago, a friend’s Facebook post with a caption, “They will know us by our love” caught my attention. It led me to an article titled, “We die a Thousand Ways in Love” by

During my 10 years as a full-time Youth Pastor, I sought primarily to help young people shape their inner lives the way I felt mine was shaped – by focusing on what we thought was wrong with human beings. To me, it was about knowing the sinful nature of man and learning to lean on

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her…” – Ephesians 5:25 – I marched into marriage on 31 October 2015, armed with the belief that my husband should love me just as Christ did. Just as Christ did… What a high calling! The love of Christ for

Introducing our newest contributor, Deanna Chiong who has embarked on an exciting discovery of developing a sustainable lifestyle for her family and community around her. Based in Melbourne, Deanna gives us a sneak peak into the heart of her passion… 5 years ago, my family relocated to Melbourne, Australia. The almost-immediate transition from a full-time church staff to

Bible Reading: John 11:39-44 Jesus deeply loved Martha, Mary and Lazarus, and found a home in their home. So the raising of Lazarus was an act of compassion towards this family that Jesus loved. There was, however, a far deeper purpose to it than that. Jesus said that it was for the glory of God and

Fresh off a weekend celebrating the dedication and unconditional love of our mothers, is an article by Kah Lai, Head of Urban Kidz, showing us that we don’t have to wait for an OCCASION like Mother’s Day to make every day special. A professor shared about a conversation that he had with a friend whose wife had

This week, Pastor Michael Ross-Watson delves into God’s word to remind us of our right to be called children of God. Bible Reading: Romans 8:12-17 “He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as