Articles by

Dawson Ng

Christmas

Christmas 2023: There’s a place for everyone!

If you’ve been thinking about whether you should go to church this Christmas… take this as a sign that it’s a yes! We’ve put together a little list of Christmas events you can...

Church Life

Hurt in church? There is still hope

“Church hurts” is a bit of an oxymoron to me. The church is supposed to be a place where believers love one another like Christ loves, a place where Christians live in harmony with each...

Music

Spotify Wrapped: Fun and harmless insights or an insidious trend?

“Wrapped or it didn’t happen.” This is the tagline for this year’s Spotify Wrapped. First launched in 2016, Spotify Wrapped is a year-in-review customised for Spotify users based on their...

Disabilities

Disability ministry: How is the Church enabling this part of the Body?

What would you do if you suddenly heard someone shouting during worship in a church service? How would you react if someone interrupted when the pastor was preaching? These are very real challenges...

Outreach

What does “爱我愿意” mean? Annette Lee and Charlie Goh on the greatest gift worth sharing

What does “我愿意” (I do) mean to you? Have you ever heard this phrase at a proposal or a wedding? Have you ever been moved by it? Once at a wedding, I saw a bridegroom tearing up as soon as...

Apologetics

Is the Bible reliable?

Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so. Does that sound familiar? Many of us grew up singing this in Sunday school. For some, it might even be the first song we’ve ever sung in our...

Worldview

Alcohol: Does the Bible say drinking is wrong?

Can Christians drink alcohol? Some might presume that Christians are not allowed to. But, strictly speaking, it is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible that consuming alcohol is forbidden for...

Family

Remembering Dad: Olivia and Ashley Chean’s eulogies

OLIVIA CHEAN If there’s anything that I’ve learned over the past five days, it’s how much I don’t know about my dad. He wore many hats. He was the National Director of Youth With A Mission...

Discipleship

“I forgive him”: Kim Chean on the taxi driver involved in her husband Joseph Chean’s accident

On 15 November 2023, Joseph Chean lost his life in a road accident in Istanbul. He was on his way back to Singapore from a teaching trip for the Egypt-Mediterranean Discipleship Training School. Joe...