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What feng shui gets right — and what it gets wrong

Last year I had the privilege of preaching at CERC’s evangelistic Chinese New Year gathering. A year later I found myself thinking once again of the reasons people are superstitious and how I addressed these in my message. Many church people missed the sermon because they were away in their

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Posted on 19 Feb 2015

The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of reading for Christians who find it hard

A little while ago I talked to a few students who told me that they found it a challenge to actually read the Christian books that they buy. This got me thinking about reading and I ended up putting together a 1-page guide on the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of reading

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Posted on 17 Feb 2015

God saves

“I finally get it! It’s not my faith that saves me; it’s God who saves!” This was the excited testimony of one of the tertiary students during the final group reflection at the Fellow Workers’ Conference (FWC) as he explained what he had come to see from Ephesians 2.8-9 during

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Posted on 3 Feb 2015

Goodbyes and Welcome Back! (Part 2)

In the second part of our “Goodbyes and Welcome back!” series, we meet Gan Siew Mun who has moved to Singapore with her husband.

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Posted on 28 Jan 2015

Welcome Batch J!

Not too long ago, CERC had the pleasure of adding 16 new names to its membership roll. The 16 new members were by far the single largest group in CERC history to join the church membership from one cohort.

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Posted on 1 Nov 2014

Goodbyes and Welcome Back! (Part 1)

In the last year, we’ve said goodbye to Gerry Yeoh and Gan Siew Mun while we welcomed back Elden Pan. Here is the first of this series where we speak to these individuals on their time in CERC.

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Posted on 25 Oct 2014

Vanessa’s ministry blog

Hello, everyone! I’m the new MTS-er. 🙂 Wow, I’m in the third week of MTS already? When I see my Whatsapp group chats of my ex-colleagues at my previous workplace, I am reminded of the days that I used to sit in the office wishing fervently that I was outside

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Posted on 7 Oct 2014

A gift for ministry pursued

CERC’s first Ministry Training Strategy (MTS) apprentice Jerome Leng has graduated from his apprenticeship and is now pursuing his theological education through Boyce College, the undergraduate school of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In this interview, he shares with us his experience as an apprentice.

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Posted on 10 Jun 2014

Tying the Knot!

  (Breathes in deeply and exhales) “Finally…!” Yes, I feel more relieved than excited about my wedding. I guess that happens when you’re engaged for more than 4 years! I am so glad that Robyn and I can finally get married. The wedding will be happening next year, 7 February

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Posted on 1 Jun 2014