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A couple of weeks ago, I was on the PostSecret website and came across a submission that hit very close to home. Now, don’t get scared. I am not talking about confessing to cheating on a lover or ...

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For Kevin Lai, religion, in all its forms, felt distant, unnecessary, even irrelevant until he met his future wife. (Photo: Supplied) Kevin Lai Thien Teck was a free thinker, consistently skeptical of ...

“Eternal Father who hast begirt us round with loving care, blessings beforehand, ties of gratefulness, and has committed to us rules of reason as holy messengers of Thine: Forgive our foolish ways, ...

'The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who usually do.' - Steve Jobs* ...