Articles by

Christina Wong

Relationships

Is loneliness addictive?

In a survey conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) earlier this year, more than half of young people aged 21 to 34 said they sometimes feel anxious about talking to people in person and...

Marriage

Before you apply for a BTO, here are some things to keep in mind

I first met Deborah in February 2022 after joining her cell group. Four months later, I took her out to dinner, gifted her flowers and a kintsugi plate (another whole story behind that one), and...

Marriage

Being proposed to is every girl’s dream, I just didn’t expect him to pop the question with a BTO

Some people say life changes after 30, and I believe it did change the way I viewed relationships as well. I started dating my fiancé after my 30th birthday. Suddenly, timelines felt shorter, more...

Friendship

3 handles on navigating conflicts in a friendship

What do you consider to be a conflict? Many think that a conflict probably involves a lot of screaming, shouting, holding strong feelings against each other or giving the cold shoulder to one...

Mental Health

I can do it with a broken heart: Do we tend to bypass difficult emotions?

While she was on tour last year, news broke that Taylor Swift’s six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn had ended. At her first show after the news, Swift was professional, happy, and more or less put...

Dating

Breaking up at 30: Lessons on compatibility, alignment and love

“Time’s up.” I stared ahead at the man in front of me – his face that was once all too familiar, now a blur. He counted down the final minutes, stood up and left. I sat there on that very...

News

Joseph Chean’s wake and funeral services to be held 21-23 November 2023

Joseph Chean, the Strategic Coordinator for the Antioch 21 missions mobilisation organisation and the former National Director for Youth With A Mission Singapore, was called home to the Lord on 15...

Music

“When we have Him, we have everything we need”: Awaken Generation’s Ian Chew on true provision

Ravens was written in the most unassuming and unexpected way. One Saturday morning in 2020, I was conducting a songwriting workshop for my church . We were learning about the basic building blocks of...

Mental Health

Growing up as the “fat kid”: Undoing a decade of disordered eating

Growing up, I was always the “big kid”. King Kong, my mother would affectionately call me (which really, just meant “fat”). When I was in kindergarten, I was a head taller...