Revelation 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Something our Senior Elder (SE) had been bringing up in church recently was the idea of being a lukewarm Christian, meaning you are neither hot nor cold. No one likes lukewarm tea. Some people like it hot, some people like it cold. But no one enjoys it when it's mid. The other day, I heard a story about a girl who went out on a date with a guy. She liked him, and he

I had church trauma. It came from being forced to attend my family’s church. “But what if I don’t want to go to church?” I had asked my parents on many occasions. “If you don’t, everyone will ask where you are. Don’t put us through that,” my mother would say pleadingly. Irritating. “Just tell them I’m not coming today. That’s it.” I'd try to put my foot down. But then my father would speak in his stern voice. “Do you want to bring shame on the family? You will  show up.” And

A Sunday Afternoon Encounter Scene: A Sunday afternoon. Sandra and Timmy are sitting at a hawker centre near church, having lunch, when Aunty Rose comes by. Aunty Rose: Hello, how are you all? How was that global meeting? Sandra: Good, aunty. How are you? Timmy: We're good, aunty. Thanks for asking. Sandra: You know… I’d almost forgotten about that meeting until just now. Timmy: Same. Maybe it’s because it was in the middle of the night. I remember feeling so groggy and