Articles by

Christina Wong

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...

Culture

“What if my birthday isn’t happy?”: Unpacking the phenomenon of Birthday Blues

Have you ever felt unexplained moodiness and sadness every time your birthday approaches? Every year when my birthday rolls around, I find myself feeling extremely blue. And I can’t remember...

Surveys & Reports

Day of His Power 2023: Chinese-speaking church in Singapore stands in unity

The Mandarin-speaking Church in Singapore gathered last night for the Day of His Power (DOHP) – the third year there has been a Chinese edition of this annual prayer unity event. DOHP in Mandarin...

Music

Awaken Generation’s “Fire on the Altar”: An album of wholehearted worship

Worship and mentoring school Awaken Generation (AG) have recently released their new full-length album, Fire on the Altar. How has God been speaking to them and through their music? We chat with them...

News

Asbury University’s ‘revival’ goes viral on TikTok, and people are travelling thousands of miles to be there

Over the past seven days and counting, people have been praying, worshipping and sharing testimonies in what has been described as an ongoing spiritual revival happening on Asbury University’s...