When asked what spurred her to start Project Cookoh, Samantha said it came out of a biblical conviction to be a good steward of the gifts, talents and resources that God has blessed her with. “Whether it’s using our intellect, physical abilities or social capital, I do believe that God wants us to bless others with what He has blessed us with, to uplift the lives of others,” she said.
“To be Christian makes me both take my citizenship more seriously and less seriously at the same time,” says Ps Simon. “It’s more important in the sense that we believe God has determined the exact time and places that we should live in, so we don’t see where we live as being random or arbitrary. God has put us here, and so we want to be committed to serving it.”
We are all meaning-makers on things we go through in life, especially when it comes to things that hurt the most. Eventually every sufferer will attempt to interpret pain by asking the question, “Why?” I wish there were simpler answers.
History tells us that when in crisis, the people of God sing. We sing because this is a means for us to look beyond the circumstances we might find ourselves in and in turn, behold God.
What God can do through you for the poor and vulnerable at this time may surprise you. And we are convicted that it is deeper, bigger, and more permanent than you may have imagined.
Interview with RHC member, Dr. Lim Poh Lian, who is on the frontline of the COVID-19 outbreak.
This is how the gospel changes our fear—when we know the ultimate Person we ought to fear the most, the ultimate hope we fear losing the most, came to save us by his grace and will never let go of us from his everlasting love.
While we should not be reckless, we can face brokenness with hope instead of fear because we know the One who has triumphed over death by his resurrection and will one day come back.
Daily spiritual bread is not a bonus for the super Christian; this is a part of basic living for every believer. Are you eating every day?
We live in a world where the ability and need to explain everything, at times, overwhelms our sense of wonderment at the mystery of God being present among us.
