Singapore rsquo s Ministry of Manpower announced in that all migrant domestic workers must be given at least one rest day a month that employers couldn rsquo t compensate them for instead of giving them the day off Employers however were concerned they wouldn rsquo t have someone to care for their loved ones on those days While the logistics of caregiving could be solved by making alternative arrangements their attitude in not seeing the need for rest wasn rsquo t as easy to solve Treating others considerately isn rsquo t a new issue The apostle Paul lived in a [... more]

In John Sung the sixth child of a Chinese pastor received a scholarship to study at a university in the United States He graduated with the highest honors completed a master rsquo s program and earned a PhD But while pursuing his studies he had walked away from God Then one night in he surrendered his life to Him and felt called to be a preacher Many high-paying opportunities awaited him back in China but on the ship home he was convicted by the Holy Spirit to lay aside his ambitions As a symbol of his commitment he threw all [... more]

As a boy Ming found his father harsh and distant Even when Ming was ill and had to see the pediatrician his father grumbled that it was troublesome Once he overheard a quarrel and learned his father had wanted him aborted The feeling of being an unwanted child followed him into his adult years When Ming became a believer in Jesus he found it difficult to relate to God as Father even though he knew Him as Lord of his life If like Ming we haven rsquo t felt loved by our earthly fathers we may face similar doubts in [... more]