You can call me crazy for even addressing this in the Christian Counselling context, but no one can deny that alien news and propaganda have been flooding us lately. More declassified documents, more leaks, and more whistleblowing are thrown for public consumption. Why would the world be doing this? Read more »
Singapore Rise in Suicide Rates: A Reflection
I’m referring to the yearly statistical report provided by The Samaritans of Singapore (God bless these guys!) as shown in the CNA article. Simply put: We are experiencing an increase in suicidality. As a Christian Counsellor and Psychologist, this is how I make sense of it. Read more »
Will A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) Replace Counsellors?
The rise of A.I. or artificial intelligence is scary as it will revolutionize industries as well as society as a whole. You may have already experienced its wake in targeted marketing ads. Read more »
The Imposter Syndrome in Christian Ministry
The Imposter Syndrome is a condition where a person feels like a fraud or an imposter amidst their success. The feelings of a lack of ownership over their lives brings ideas that some day the truth of their fakeness will come out and they will lose everything. “Everything is against […] Read more »
Work as Unto The Lord
Colossians 3 [23] And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; [24] Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. [25] But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which […] Read more »
You Can’t Go Wrong with Prayer
People get annoyed when they share their problems to friends and these friends respond by saying: “I’ll pray for you”. On the surface, it may seem that these friends cannot offer a better solution to what is bothering them. On top of that, it seems that they cannot even offer […] Read more »
Why Counselling? What is Counselling?
Everyone wants their lives to change but do YOU want to change? After all, counselling is all about working on ones internal changes. It is a process of unlearning the unhealthy while learning new and healthier attitudes and habits. Through this process, your life will change because it is you […] Read more »
It is All God’s Fault!
Can we truly blame God for our hurts and pains? This is a logical appeal to the problem of pain. Read more »
Why are we so busy with The World???
This title echoes my friend’s question: “Why must life be hard?” “Has it always been like this or did we, as a human race, stumbled ourselves away?” I stayed in Johor Bahru for a week during Chinese New Year. Amidst the monotony of being away from work, my curiosity was […] Read more »
On Our Dehumanization and Rejecting God
As we pause and evaluate man’s position in world history, it won’t be difficult to see that civilization is experiencing the peak of psychological distress; both as a society and as individuals. When speaking of the etiology of psychological disorders, I always come back to the theory of human needs […] Read more »