Articles by

Dawson Ng

Family

Growing up in poverty, I resented my father for being a poor breadwinner

I grew up with a lot of anger and bitterness towards my father because our family was very poor. There wasn’t such a thing as going to McDonald’s, and I had never tasted sushi until much later in...

Dating

Relationships: A convo on being unequally yoked, online dating and finding “The One”

Happy Valentine’s Day! Continuing on from their conversation on relationship red flags last week, CLIFF and WAI JIA touch on unequally yoked relationships, online dating and share some thoughts...

Do Good

How a short trip to Mongolia changed my perspective on life

“Impactful” is the one word that represents what my trip to Mongolia meant to me.  I’ve seen the stories about poverty. I have heard people share that such “exposure” trips...

Dating

Red flags in relationships

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, one of our favourite couples – CLIFF and WAI JIA – shares some relationship red flags to keep an eye out for (and how!) as well as a short reflection on who should...

Culture

Fortune-telling: Can anyone really predict anything?

This Chinese New Year, many of us would have encountered superstitious materials at malls and elsewhere that purport to tell us about what we might expect in the year ahead. These materials offer...

Mental Health

A letter to you who are still journeying through mental health challenges

If that’s you, my friend, how has the year been so far? I know you might think that nothing has changed. You still feel the pounding in your heart, the endless noise in your mind, the heaviness...

Marriage

9 lessons on love and marriage from the Song of Solomon

“Do not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.” (Song of Solomon 2:7) I was in the sanctuary, a fly on the wall, listening to this fervent appeal of my pastor to excited teenagers during a...

Faith

What will it actually take to change your life this year?

We’ve stepped into another new year, but is this one truly going to be any different? Many of us have things that we want to leave behind in 2024. We hope to get rid of certain fears,...

Missions

I told God I would do anything for Him except for missions

For most of my years as a Christian, I have never really been passionate about evangelism or missions. I have always seen evangelism as the weakest area of my faith. After all, I’m not good at...