Paving the Wei

Recap: in the previous  post I wrote about how we  should start reading to our kids as early as possible to ensure success in their future. This is to make reading into a lifelong habit while they are still at a point where we can very much control or influence their lives. For those who say they cannot control their kids at this age...well, wait 'til they grow older. Trust me, it gets tougher.  The unfortunate fact is that many parents are lazy and chose to make the handphone or iPad into a habit. Yes, I get it - we are all tired after work, and we want somentime for ourselves. The issue is that this becomes convenient and when it is already a habit, it is almost impossible to wean because let's be honest - our mobile phone is our life.  If we as adults cannot stop putting down our phones, how can our kids who grew up on phones do it? So, what are the other pitfalls that parents can do (or not do) that can be a showstopper for our kids' success?  These are the...

Sermon on FCBC's 40th anniversary by Ps Daniel Khong. Now that we have passed 40 years, how can FCBC remain faithful? 1. Hold on to our childlikeness As Ps Daniel looked back, the conclusion is that a lot of things that were done in the last 40 years were done in naivety, with a childlike faith. There was no experience but they did it anyway.  In Exodus 14, Moses cried out to God after leaving Egypt. He saw the Red Sea in front. When he cried out to God, the answer from God is, "Why are you cryingnout to me? Raise your staff...." And God parted the sea. It happened again when Joshua crossed the river Jordan, and again where God caused the walls of Jericho came down...all by marching and blowing trumpets. What do children do? They do first, ask later. They do without thinking about consequences. They believe everything the parents say. God wants us to be like a little child.  2. Keep on growing maturity Growing old happen naturally, growing up is no...

I am a first-time parent of a young child. What is the one thing I must do now to ensure the success of my child? Interesting question, and a very common one for first-time parents. I asked the same question over twenty years ago. Obviously, the most common answer is "it depends" but after seeing some success with 2 kids going to the top 10 universities in the world (and speaking to countless parents with the same experience), I probably can answer this with a reasonable confidence that it is the correct answer. The answer: read to your child.  To many, this a pretty obvious answer, but knowing does not equal to doing. When I say read to your child, it means to do this on a regular basis and to set up a cadence for doing this for years. For me, it starts with 5 minutes at first and then extend this to 10 minutes, then 15 minutes and then even for 30 minutes. As your child progresses, you can then point to the word and have your child repeat what you have read. There will come...

Sermon by Pastor Daniel Khong at the Faith Community Baptist Church on 15 Aug 2026. In celebrations, we often reminisce, recall and remember the past things, the good and bad experiences and how we went thru it. Scripture: Psalms 78 talks about remembering what God has done so that we would put our trust in God, we would not forget and keep his commands.   We all know we would forget, but we will often say "I will not forget" that we would take notes nor write it down. Deut 6:12 warns us to beware, lest we forget the Lord who brought us out of the land of Egypt. Dietrich Bonhoerffer wrote that Satan does not here fill us with hatred of God, but fogetfullness of God. What must we do to avoid forgetting God's works in our lives? 1. Recall God's works To recall is to delibrately and actively think of past things. In Psalms 78, Asaph wrote how about the good things God did such as providing food and water, have manna and birds. While Asaph did not experience t...

Sermon by Pastor Poh Wee Long at the Faith Community Baptist Church 8 Aug 2026. There are 3 things that God wants us to do in the country we live in... 1. Seek Him, for He can be found The country that we live is not just a place to make money, to seek our fortune and to raise our family. God's plan for us to seek Him here. We are blessed because there is religious freedom here in Singapore. If we seek Him, we will find him. 2. Pray earnestly, for He will answer Jeremiah  in Chp 29 told the Israelites who are in exile in Babylon to settle and marry and have children. They were asked to pray for the peace of Babylon, if the land prospers, the people of God will prosper as well.   The prophet Ezekiel wrote that God is seeking for one person who will build the wall and pray, and he will spare His judgment, that disaster can be averted. We can and should pray for our jobs, our schools..and when 1 person prays, God will hear from heaven and will heal the land. God ...

Just wanted to share random pictures of animals around my HDB area...these are just a few.  The fat cat loitering around Dover Ville Monitor lizard seen at Ulu Pandan canal Chickens...due to lack of natural predators, the population has just been growing. We now see chickens pretty much everywhere - this is at the carpark.