https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/the-second-chance-in-every-bean 2026-07-11T23:00:20+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1524350876685-274059332603.jpg?v=1783781809 The Second Chance in Every Bean Green coffee beans being transformed by roasting https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/coffee-education/beans-serving-now-our-current-roasts 2026-07-11T22:56:47+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1447933601403-0c6688de566e.jpg?v=1783781807 Beans Serving Now — Our Current Roasts Freshly roasted coffee beans https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/why-second-chances-the-heart-of-tce 2026-05-06T13:37:57+08:00 weekly https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/marginality-is-not-destiny 2026-05-29T10:02:03+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1497935586351-b67a49e012bf.jpg?v=1779492143 Marginality Is Not Destiny Marginality Is Not Destiny https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/the-old-has-gone 2026-05-29T10:02:24+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1507692049790-de58290a4334.jpg?v=1779492144 The Old Has Gone The Old Has Gone https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/be-transformed 2026-05-29T10:02:46+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1521017432531-fbd92d768814.jpg?v=1779492145 Be Transformed Be Transformed https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/hospitality-as-ministry 2026-05-29T10:03:08+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1554118811-1e0d58224f24.jpg?v=1779492146 Hospitality As Ministry Hospitality As Ministry https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/faithful-in-the-little-things 2026-05-29T10:03:39+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1559925393-8be0ec4767c8.jpg?v=1779492146 Faithful In The Little Things Faithful In The Little Things https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/whatever-is-true 2026-05-29T10:04:01+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1442550528053-c431ecb55509.jpg?v=1779492147 Whatever Is True Whatever Is True https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/whatever-you-do 2026-05-29T10:04:25+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1556761175-5973dc0f32e7.jpg?v=1779492149 Whatever You Do Whatever You Do https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/skilled-in-your-work 2026-05-29T10:04:47+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1497935586351-b67a49e012bf_6e6d5b2e-b848-4b18-a7ba-564977c8319f.jpg?v=1779494497 Skilled In Your Work Skilled In Your Work https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/carry-each-other 2026-05-29T10:05:12+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1521017432531-fbd92d768814_8943cb8b-cd9a-49d6-af48-2e4ad4631493.jpg?v=1779494498 Carry Each Other Carry Each Other https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/first-crack 2026-05-29T10:05:38+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1507692049790-de58290a4334_9300f31b-1e2b-4e43-a401-94038cc8afa6.jpg?v=1779494499 First Crack First Crack https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/sherina-eight-times-in-nine-years-free 2026-05-30T08:20:43+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1551086188-51852b2e719d.jpg?v=1780074541 Eight times in prison. Nine years free. Now she cares for twenty-five cats. The shadow of a woman silhouetted against a barred window https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/adrian-the-man-who-came-home 2026-05-30T08:22:16+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1541054994710-70495e3e719d.jpg?v=1780074542 He came home to a marriage on the edge and a daughter who needed a father. A man standing pensively before a bright window https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/daffi-the-payslip-and-the-feeding-tube 2026-05-30T08:23:40+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1633524600159-39acf531a467.jpg?v=1780074543 He held his first payslip and his one-year-old son in the same week. A blurred figure standing in a dark room https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/hadi-the-world-changed-while-he-was-inside 2026-05-30T08:25:05+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1559581958-df379578606a.jpg?v=1780074545 He came out after COVID, got chased by a security guard, and started over anyway. A hooded figure in a shadowed alley https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/irfan-the-man-who-turned-himself-in 2026-05-30T08:26:29+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1646297804981-1cefdf960180.jpg?v=1780074546 Fifteen years of using. He surrendered himself this time. He's coming out in September. A man's silhouette gripping prison bars in black and white https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/darius-showing-up-when-trust-is-hard 2026-05-30T08:27:57+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1566796491883-cec4fc92de36.jpg?v=1780074547 He doesn't trust easily. He shows up anyway. A person blowing smoke beside a dim window https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/syakir-the-academically-strong-man-they-tried-to-discount 2026-05-30T08:29:29+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1568266365034-be6f85c74758.jpg?v=1780074548 He was in the Express stream. He had a nursing diploma. The system still tried to write him off. A hand gripping a chain-link fence in contemplation https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/yara-while-the-court-decides 2026-05-30T08:30:51+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1662221652697-c76c3ec8241c.jpg?v=1780074549 She's nineteen, awaiting her court date, and learning to make a flat white that doesn't shake in her hand. A lone young woman with long hair behind bars https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/ari-four-months-from-fearful-to-running-an-outlet 2026-05-30T08:32:15+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1774600352292-622dab5709b0.jpg?v=1780074551 Four months ago he couldn't work a shift alone. Today he opens the store. Two figures glimpsed through prison bars in dim light https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/adib-the-second-generation-second-chance 2026-05-30T08:33:35+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1637519943275-8b29d6f49f47.jpg?v=1780074552 His father came out of prison and became a supervisor. Now Adib is writing his own version. Two hands held together in handcuffs https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/nelson-the-anger-he-laid-down 2026-05-30T08:35:00+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1601655147657-d1ec21627a71.jpg?v=1780074553 He used to fight first and think later. Now he serves coffee to the customers he used to argue with. A hand reaching through black metal railing https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/tce-stories/zain-six-years-on-one-month-up 2026-05-30T08:36:27+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1633524581743-47e0d1af2ee3.jpg?v=1780074555 Six years on drugs. One month at TCE. Already second-in-charge. A dark, sparse room with a sheet on the wall https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/26-may-2026-the-currency-of-integrity 2026-07-11T14:06:41+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1638262052640-82e94d64664a.jpg?v=1780318281 The Currency of Integrity Two hands meeting over a wooden table — in the cafe trade, every cup is a small covenant. Photo by Rock Staar on Unsplash. https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/general/ai-future-of-work-singapore-tce 2026-05-29T10:08:23+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1694903089438-bf28d4697d9a.jpg?v=1780014026 AI Is Not Coming For Your Coffee — But It Is Coming For Singapore's Workforce Two hands reaching toward each other in front of a blue background — human and AI meeting in the future of work. Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash. https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/coffee-education/from-green-to-gold-the-art-of-roasting-coffee 2026-05-29T13:54:42+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1514432324607-a09d9b4aefdd.jpg?v=1780029409 From Green to Gold — The Art of Roasting Coffee Coffee roasting — From Green to Gold https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/coffee-education/the-world-in-your-cup-coffee-origins-processing 2026-06-05T08:00:06+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1516743619420-154b70a65fea.jpg?v=1780029702 The World in Your Cup — Coffee Origins & Processing Coffee farm origins and processing methods https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/coffee-education/dialling-in-dtr-rate-of-rise-the-roaster-s-craft 2026-06-12T08:00:02+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1461023058943-07fcbe16d735.jpg?v=1780029819 Dialling In — DTR, Rate of Rise & the Roaster’s Craft Dark roasted coffee beans close-up https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/31-may-2026-a-word-from-the-margins 2026-07-11T14:06:46+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1766670484059-3db384837621.jpg?v=1780318269 A Word From the Margins Woman whispering with her hand over her mouth — the unnamed servant girl who spoke one sentence and changed everything. Photo by Artem Artemov on Unsplash. https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/06-june-2026-made-to-lie-down 2026-07-11T14:06:50+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1755211549925-cab4ca6d8998.jpg?v=1783732939 Made To Lie Down Calm lake reflecting green hills and clouds under a blue sky — still waters and green pastures https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/the-neighbour-who-stopped 2026-07-11T09:20:23+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1777647266886-5f07bf553cbb.jpg?v=1783732823 The Neighbour Who Stopped An empty road through green fields under a dramatic sky — the road of the Good Samaritan https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/27-june-2026-by-him-all-things-consist 2026-07-11T14:06:54+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1717705422478-0b42e89e06b7.jpg?v=1782523354 By Him All Things Consist Horsehead and Flame Nebula — dark cosmos. Photo by Arnaud Girault on Unsplash https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/11-july-2026-therefore-i-endure-everything 2026-07-11T14:06:59+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1682686578615-39549501dd08.jpg?v=1783732207 Therefore, I Endure Everything A lone figure standing on a mountain summit at first light https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/15-july-2026-always-giving-thanks 2026-07-15T08:02:52+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1615752592676-f6bd84f9419d.jpg?v=1784073358 Always Giving Thanks Sunrise breaking over a mountain ridge, warm light spreading across the sky https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/23-july-2026-prepared-for-good-works 2026-07-23T08:03:01+08:00 weekly https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/27-july-2026-quick-to-hear-slow-to-speak 2026-07-27T08:51:32+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1604881988758-f76ad2f7aac1.jpg?v=1785113492 Quick to Hear, Slow to Speak Two people holding coffee mugs, deep in unhurried conversation https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/28-july-2026-mightier-than-the-waters 2026-07-28T08:06:03+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1559827260-dc66d52bef19.jpg?v=1785197163 Mightier Than the Waters Powerful sea waves rolling beneath an open sky https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/10-august-2026-nothing-left-but-mercy 2026-08-10T21:42:34+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1596218005815-a97aad3dd9c5.jpg?v=1786369354 Nothing Left But Mercy First light breaking over a horizon at sunrise https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/13-august-2026-led-by-the-hand 2026-08-13T07:44:46+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1637045569786-68fb4f0fba8d.jpg?v=1786578286 Led By The Hand A dirt road disappearing into fog in the middle of a forest https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/14-august-2026-the-sower-scatters-anyway 2026-08-14T10:41:00+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1593455071238-92dd081a39b1.jpg?v=1786664792 The Sower Scatters Anyway A wide field of dry golden grass under morning light https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/18-august-2026-rest-a-while 2026-08-18T07:35:53+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/18-august-2026-rest-a-while.jpg?v=1787009753 Rest A While A lone tree on a grass slope at dusk beside a Singapore roadside shelter, graded in deep navy and teal — a solitary place to come away and rest https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/21-august-2026-the-unrecorded-sermon 2026-08-21T07:09:44+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1581068106019-5aa70c6ab424.jpg?v=1787267384 The Unrecorded Sermon Steam rising from an espresso machine group head in a dimly lit café before service — the unseen, ordinary work of ministry https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/22-august-2026-wider-than-my-record 2026-08-22T08:28:02+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1638716001453-7a549d516fc5.jpg?v=1787358170 Wider Than My Record A large body of water stretching out beneath a wide, cloudy sky https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/24-august-2026-still-before-the-sea 2026-08-24T07:31:28+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1474540412665-1cdae210ae6b.jpg?v=1787527888 Still Before The Sea A calm sea at dawn beneath a pink and blue sky https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/25-august-2026-i-will-keep-mine-eyes-upon-them 2026-08-25T08:58:59+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1759221622417-d27051a077ce.jpg?v=1787619539 I Will Keep Mine Eyes Upon Them Old stone building on a hillside, lit by the low light of sunset https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/27-august-2026-the-tenant-who-never-left 2026-08-27T07:43:15+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1768329956182-aa45e02670f5.jpg?v=1787787767 The Tenant Who Never Left A dark, empty prison hallway with cell doors standing open https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/28-august-2026-the-field-worth-defending 2026-08-28T08:20:46+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1656341661697-0931a070d821.jpg?v=1787876402 The Field Worth Defending A wide green field of crops beneath open sky https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/29-august-2026-at-this-set-time 2026-08-29T07:39:05+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1769527820213-994a318abf35.jpg?v=1787960316 At This Set Time A dimly lit prison cell with a bed and a barred window https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/02-september-2026-the-increase-was-never-mine 2026-09-02T07:38:57+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1557234195-bd9f290f0e4d.jpg?v=1788305908 The Increase Was Never Mine A small green seedling sprouting from the soil in daylight https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/03-september-2026-two-kinds-of-fear 2026-09-03T08:12:52+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1543525238-54e3d131f7ca.jpg?v=1788394342 Two Kinds Of Fear A man with hands clasped in prayer https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/04-september-2026-bad-habits 2026-09-04T07:49:02+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1502224562085-639556652f33.jpg?v=1788479314 Bad Habits Silhouette of a person running on an open road at sunrise https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/06-september-2026-snatched-from-the-fire 2026-09-06T12:28:32+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1464808646948-8f732deb6e4b.jpg?v=1788668880 Snatched From The Fire Burning firewood glowing at night https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/08-september-2026-a-place-to-stop-running 2026-09-08T07:33:14+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/a-place-to-stop-running.jpg?v=1788823962 A Place To Stop Running Matthew Poh with two TCE teammates around a hawker centre table in Singapore, laughing together over a shared meal https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/10-september-2026-the-inheritance-of-empty-hands 2026-09-10T08:16:05+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1761233976686-f43410a4f5d8.jpg?v=1788999312 The Inheritance Of Empty Hands Four hands of different ages reaching towards the centre https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/12-september-2026-the-art-of-peace 2026-09-12T08:04:32+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1714153760214-5e86aa688fc3.jpg?v=1789171445 The Art of Peace Morning sun shining through a window into a quiet room https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/14-september-2026-the-cry-that-went-up 2026-09-14T08:03:38+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1599659593072-10de2e109486.jpg?v=1789344191 The Cry That Went Up Two open hands held together with palms facing upward https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/17-september-2026-remember-the-lord-who-is-great 2026-09-17T06:57:30+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1575667456742-4269014e68aa.jpg?v=1789599413 Remember the Lord Who Is Great The old city walls of Jerusalem at sunset https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/18-september-2026-torn-in-two-directions 2026-09-18T07:02:26+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1620748741969-c68debdd255e.jpg?v=1789686119 Torn In Two Directions A sparrow perched on a bare branch https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/19-september-2026-before-i-ever-called 2026-09-19T07:45:50+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1452990457935-b5638f0c013b.jpg?v=1789775129 Before I Ever Called Sunlight streaming through green trees https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/26-september-2026-the-staff-in-my-hand 2026-09-26T22:35:24+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1593807121543-a8f856dec4a5.jpg?v=1790433299 The Staff in My Hand A lone figure walking across desert sand dunes with a staff in hand https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/27-september-2026-the-one-beyond-the-payroll 2026-09-27T22:59:10+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1423766111988-c47a5ff6ed06.jpg?v=1790521107 The One Beyond the Payroll A shepherd standing before his flock of sheep https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/29-september-2026-let-your-words-be-few 2026-09-29T06:47:36+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1492052722242-2554d0e99e3a.jpg?v=1790635634 Let Your Words Be Few A mug beside an open book in quiet morning light https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/01-october-2026-ready-for-gentleness 2026-10-01T08:08:31+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1619860703338-9c70a1af6a63.jpg?v=1790813291 Ready for Gentleness? A barista gently pouring coffee into a cup https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/02-october-2026-i-want-to-know-christ 2026-10-02T05:47:59+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1581889470536-467bdbe30cd0.jpg?v=1790891258 I Want to Know Christ A runner pressing on along an open road https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/03-october-2026-overcoming-trenches-that-we-trip-over-every-time 2026-10-03T14:54:13+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1787946178166-6e6e673cfa62.jpg?v=1791010415 Overcoming Trenches That We Trip Over, Every Time A stone path winding through a narrow gap between jagged rocks https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/04-october-2026-the-watch-before-the-dawn 2026-10-04T07:17:30+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/sunrise-watch-before-dawn.jpg?v=1791069426 The Watch Before the Dawn Sunrise glowing orange through trees between HDB blocks in Singapore https://theofficialtce.com/blogs/devotions/05-october-2026-the-field-i-nearly-walked-past 2026-10-05T07:51:41+08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0751/1742/8904/articles/photo-1781658124873-10a4a75332e3.jpg?v=1791157862 The Field I Nearly Walked Past Sunlight illuminating a field of dry grass with distant mountains