Back to reality after an amazing time at Free Runners – this autumn’s Shanghai-wide youth retreat. The emphasis was on the Word of God; how we must have a hunger for It. Just as we feed our physical body, our spirit needs nourishment. The 5 youth pastors each gave a talk and the sessions built on these things: The Wonder of God’s…

If you think about it, we only really live in the now. Every second that goes by is a second that we can’t get back. Ever! So we must cherish what we have now, right this moment. Otherwise, whilst in the process of squandering the present, we are not creating a substantially good memory for the past, nor building any promising future.…

There were many nuggets to be gleaned at the seminar last Saturday. But there was one particular thing that struck me and that was when Dr Faro explained about abiding in God and related this to the beauty of a cut flower. So long as we are bound to the proper Wellspring, lifeblood flows in and through us. A cut flower put…

What am I good at? What can I share? What are my gifts? Which area can I contribute to? Yup! SERVEFEST is coming up! So what’s the big deal? The big deal is that we are being given a time and space to specifically reflect on where and how we can make a difference! And there will be snacks. That’s the plus…

I must have been the first person to pick up the new Vessel. There had been a bit of a delay and I was soooo looking forward to it! However, I do know that we are living in a tablet world, so do check out the e-Vessel, issue 9. Click on the “resources”.

So you can hold yourself preternaturally still, without fidgeting. You’re patient. But sorry to say, that is not what the Bible is talking about when it told us to “put on… patience”. The NKJV used the term “longsuffering” and this is more like what is expected of us. What we “put on” represents Christ in this world. Hear more from Ps Jason…

Yep, just as it’s back to school, it’s also back to church for our Kids and Youth! Kids Church will retake the 2nd floor of the Marriott Hongqiao and the Youth will reign again at the Function Room 6! See y’all!

“The truly hurting” was a phrase that made me pause and think last week. The next logical question, “is there a fake hurting” should also have arrested me but it didn’t (that is another topic of discussion). What brought back to mind was the fact that big or small, shallow or deep, to the person who is hurting, it is real. They…