Significance of Trials
Amidst this global pandemic and various unrests going on globally, different ones are facing different trials daily. What are the significance of these trials?
Extract from the article “Significance of Trial”:
It is in the heat of trials where these deficiencies in faith and character surface. It is only when they surface, that God can begin to purify our hearts and motives and actions.
Why Do I Need Trials?
Trials produce maturity, and this is why they are a blessing to us. James 1:4 describes a progression where trials produce perseverance, and perseverance, maturity. The goal of trials is not to make a person more persevering. That’s not a very exciting goal. But the result of persevering under trials is a mature character and faith. This is motivating. All Christians want the fruit of maturity; godly character and faith.
Read the full article by Rick James to find out more.
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“Without love, I can’t be a missionary”
Valuable lesson learnt by Alumnus Cho Yong Hoon (Master of Divinity in Christian Ministry, 2020), “I learned that… without love for the community, I cannot be a missionary.”
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God and I: Working From Home
Artwork by Ee Yuing. Photo by Anna Auza on Unsplash.
Since early April, most of us in Singapore, and almost everywhere else have been working from home (WFH). Even when the Circuit Breaker in Singapore ends on 1 June, working from home will be a new normal for many. Today’s #SaturdayGoodRead reflects on this as Jon Cho’s “Working from home: Where is God in all of this?” explores how God “has made Himself known” through his own experience with WFH. He begins with
As long as I can remember, being able to work from home feels like winning the lottery. For that reason, I thought it would be a walk in the park after the nation-wide directive was given.
The dread of heading back to office on a Monday after a nice weekend with the family was now eliminated – I’d get to be with them all the time. All. The. Time.
A dream come true, right?
As part of BCP (business continuity planning), I started working from home for a couple of weeks before the Circuit Breaker started. All I can say is that the reality of winning the lottery was nothing like what I imagined.
For the rest of Jon Cho’s article on Thir.st’s blog, read here.
Alumna’s Study Tip, “Enjoy the journey!”
“Enjoy the journey, and consider it a privilege.”
A study tip from Master of Arts in Biblical Studies graduate, Sophie Quah Sze Wei. She is also the recipient of the Spiritual Multiplier Award for 2020.
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Artwork by Blessed Ong
Thank you, Ravi Zacharias
The year was 2005, and I had recently joined Singapore Campus Crusade for Christ (now Cru Singapore) as a campus ministry staff. I was in Bali attending an apologetics conference for youths with a couple of other fellow staff workers.
A few months before that, I had overheard them talking about it and became very intrigued. What in the world was apologetics?
Fast forward, and I found myself seated with them in a big hall, listening for several days to speakers such as Stuart McAllister, Michael Ramsden, L T Jeyachandran, I-Ching Thomas, and of course Ravi Zacharias. Little did I know the life-changing impact this conference, and the ministry of Ravi Zacharias in the days to come, will have upon my life and ministry.
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