The God of New Beginnings

The God of New Beginnings

When I think about new beginnings, I remember how God rescued me from backsliding. In high school, I was so on fire for God. I was always present in campus ministry activities and even conducted my discipleship group meetings in church and outside church. This...
A Second Chance at Life

A Second Chance at Life

Difficult Beginnings I come from a poor and broken family. My parents separated and had no stable work to provide for me and my siblings. My mother washed clothes for other people, while my father spent time in prison. From a very young age, I lived on the streets. As...
Beauty in the Journey

Beauty in the Journey

Life is Cruel I remember one of my professors in class saying, “Life is cruel,” as my blockmates and I analyzed a story reflecting our world. Being a wide-eyed sixteen-year-old then, I nodded my head without hesitation. After all, humanity’s pain from broken...
Ministry or Business? (Part 1)

Ministry or Business? (Part 1)

The Testimony and Insights of Powerhouse Business Couple Peter and Jaime Teong Can one be a missionary and a businessman at the same time? “If you have been trained by the Lord all these years to be a king in the marketplace, to be a priest in the marketplace, [then]...
Always Our Reason of Hope

Always Our Reason of Hope

An Assurance That Never Fails On behalf of everyone in One Voice Magazine, MERRY CHRISTMAS! It’s been quite a year full of milestones, learnings, gains, and losses. In all these, we remember God’s hand upon the details of our lives. Nothing surprises Him or catches...
Involved with Israel? Why?

Involved with Israel? Why?

War in Israel Israel has been embroiled in a war with Hamas the past few weeks, and we who are outside Israel (Gentiles) and who call ourselves the Body of Christ/Ekklesia have to get involved. If we love what God loves and hate what God hates, then we should remember...
Global Esther Fast for Israel

Global Esther Fast for Israel

Beginning this Sunday (15 October), the ICEJ is calling for successive three-day ‘Esther Strikes’ of Fasting and Prayer to undergird Israel’s Battle against the genocidal spirit of Hamas terrorism. The Church has reached a time when it is not enough just to say, “We...
In the Steps of Jesus

In the Steps of Jesus

Known for being the red light district of Singapore, Geylang’s streets are clad with women of different nations in their most marketable, skimpy outfits and with their faces painted with heavy make-up to enhance their features. Transgender people are also there to...
Wake Me Up Before September Ends

Wake Me Up Before September Ends

A New Season What I love about September is that it marks the last quarter of the year and the beginning of a new season. The monsoon weather lifts, the economy finds its rhythm once more, and whatever personal wrestling match we faced in August… well, somehow,...