Articles by

Christina Wong

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...

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...