Being the only Christian at the office party
In a Buddhist-majority workplace, I learned that showing up warm and curious does more than any clever argument. A few small things that kept me present, not preachy.
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Every FLIP reflection lives in one of four threads. Pick a category to read what young professionals, tentmakers, students, and everyday believers from diverse communities are learning with God through ordinary life — and meet the contributors writing in it. Most articles are a 3–6 minute read.
F · Faith
Trusting God in the in-between
Faith is the long obedience in the same direction — through doubt, big decisions, and the ordinary Tuesdays when nothing feels certain. These pieces are honest about wrestling and clear about Who holds us. Written by disciples, not influencers.
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1
Reflections on Faith
4 articlesDoubt is not the opposite of faith
I almost left the faith in my second year of work. What kept me wasn't certainty — it was a few honest people who let me ask hard questions out loud.
When the answer was "wait" for two years
I prayed for a door to open and heard nothing but silence. Here's what the waiting taught me about trusting God's timing when my own plan had a deadline.
What I tell my non-Christian colleagues about Sunday
"Why church, every week?" My honest, unforced answer — and how one conversation by the office coffee machine became the most natural thing I do all week.
Writing in Faith
ContributorsApinya Wong
Chiang Mai · Teacher
Writes about quiet witness and being fully present as the only believer in the room.
Daniel Cruz
Cebu · Architect
Honest about doubt and the friendships that carried him through a wobbly second year of work.
Kanya Thep
Bangkok · Data analyst
Reflects on faith conversations that start by the coffee machine, not on a stage.
L · Life
Following Jesus in an ordinary week
Life is where discipleship gets practical — work, money, friendship, rest, and being a young professional far from home. These pieces hold faith and the everyday together, without the pressure to perform or hustle. No outrage, no endless feed — just honest faith lived out.
"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus." Colossians 3:17
Reflections on Life
4 articlesWhat no one told me about money in my twenties
Sending money home, tithing, saving, and still grabbing moo kratha with friends — a young accountant's honest take on generosity without guilt or burnout.
How to actually show up: leaving the group chat for the table
Our LINE group had 40 members and zero hangouts. The fix wasn't another app — it was one recurring Tuesday and a pot of tom kha gai. On friendship in person.
Resting on purpose when your job never stops
Night shifts blur the days together. How I started keeping a real Sabbath — not a perfect one — as a nurse, and why a slow day became the most spiritual thing in my week.
Living far from home without losing your roots
Two years into a job in a new city, I felt unanchored. Building a small rhythm of calls home, a home church, and one shared meal a week kept me steady.
Writing in Life
ContributorsJoshua Reyes
Manila · Accountant
Talks money, giving, and stewardship in plain terms for people early in their careers.
Ploy Suksai
Bangkok · Marketing lead
Champions friendship around the table over friendship in the group chat.
Grace Lim
Manila · Nurse
Writes from the night shift about rest, rhythm, and keeping a real Sabbath.
I · Intimacy with God
Knowing Him personally, not just about Him
Intimacy with God is the quiet center of it all — prayer, Scripture, and the small practices that turn belief into relationship. These reflections share rhythms small enough to keep and honest enough to change us, even in dry seasons when you don't feel a thing.
"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you." James 4:8
Reflections on Intimacy with God
4 articlesThe 11-minute quiet time that survived my commute
The BTS from Bang Na to Asok is 11 minutes if I'm lucky. I stopped waiting for a "perfect morning" and built a tiny, repeatable rhythm I could actually keep.
Praying when you don't feel anything
Some seasons prayer feels like talking to the ceiling. Here's the short list of practices — and one Psalm — that carried me through a dry three months.
A simple way to read the Bible if you're starting over
No subscriptions, no guilt charts. Just the Gospel of Mark, one chapter, and three questions you can answer in five minutes. A reset for anyone who fell off.
Learning to listen: journaling one verse a day
I always struggled to "hear from God." Writing down one verse and one honest sentence each morning slowly tuned my ear — and gave me a year I could look back on.
Writing in Intimacy with God
ContributorsNan Pichaya
Bangkok · UX designer
Designs small, repeatable rhythms of prayer and Scripture that survive a busy week.
Grace Lim
Manila · Nurse
Honest about dry seasons and the Psalms that kept her praying through them.
Ruth Mendoza
Manila · Teacher
Helps people start over in Scripture with simple, low-pressure reading plans.
P · Purpose
Sent where you already are
Purpose is calling and vocation lived out as mission — your desk, your trade, your city. As a tentmaker ministry, we believe your day job isn't a stepping-stone to "real ministry"; it can be the ministry. These pieces explore being on mission right where God has already placed you.
"As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." John 20:21
Reflections on Purpose
4 articlesTentmaking is not a backup plan
My day job isn't a stepping-stone to "real ministry." It is the ministry. How Paul's trade in Acts 18 reframed the way I see my desk in Cebu IT Park.
The neighbor you disagree with is still your assignment
Growth happens around people we don't fully agree with. A reflection on staying close to difference — and why that's exactly where discipleship sharpens us.
Finding calling when your job feels small
I spent a year wishing I had a "bigger" role. Then I started asking who God put in front of me each day — and my ordinary work quietly became a place of mission.
Discipling one person at a time, on the clock
No big platform, no program — just one lunch a week with a younger colleague who wanted to grow. How small, in-person discipleship reshaped how I see my workplace.
Writing in Purpose
ContributorsMarco Tan
Cebu · Software engineer
Champions tentmaking — treating an everyday trade as a genuine calling, not a fallback.
Sirin Adisai
Bangkok · Social worker
Writes about staying close to the people and neighbors God has actually assigned us.
Ezra Bautista
Manila · Civil engineer
Helps people find calling in roles that feel small by starting with who's in front of them.