Kylie Yip

Pride: Its root and fruit

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 by Kylie Yip

In his book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis claims that pride is the great sin.[1] When I re-read this recently, I thought he was exaggerating. After some more reflection, however, I have come to the conclusion that he is right, that pride is in…

Christian Living Evangelism

Communicating Christmas

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Kylie Yip

A good friend has recently become a Christian. As she and her then boyfriend (who has had a mixed experience of Christianity) came home from church one night, she bubbled over with excitement about the sermon: “Wasn’t it so great to be reminded…

Christian Living

Is Christianity a tribe?

July 3, 2019July 2, 2019 by Kylie Yip

What’s a tribe? Well, whenever a woman tells me she studied Science, Engineering or Maths at university, and I reply that I too studied Engineering, there’s a moment of “aha…!”. Suddenly the relationship becomes more open as there’s…

Christian Living Evangelism

Listening: why it matters and why it’s hard

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 by Kylie Yip

“Australians,” quoted our chaplain, “spend the second half of your sentence thinking of an answer to the first half”. Well, I think, I’m a good listener, at any rate. I never—oh, wait, were you still talking? There are many times…

Christian Living Ministry Youth & Kids

Teaching wisdom to our children

January 1, 2019December 18, 2018 by Kylie Yip

“A foolish son is a grief to his fatherand bitterness to her who bore him” (Prov 17:25) Too many of us know this pain first hand—the pain of watching your child make choices that are rightly theirs to make, but that you know will not end well.…