Articles by

Edric Sng

Money Matters

Ushering in the God of wealth

The day after Christmas, the strainsĀ of Joy to the World were immediately replaced with qi ge long tong qiang tong qiang in the shopping malls. And if like me, you went to the mall today, you...

Real Life, Real People

I wasted 22 years in bondage to Heroin and Ice

From Primary 1 to Primary 6, I failed everything. I failed my PSLE, so I dropped out of school. I started smoking cigarettes, sniffing glue and got involved in a secret society. In 1988, I got...

Real Life, Real People

In his 101 years, Ah Gong experienced toil, addiction and amazing grace

A week ago, my grandfather ā€“ former coolie, former opium addict ā€“ was called Home, at the grand old age of 101. Ah Gong has always been very dear to me. Not having him around with me for the rest...

Workplace

The appraisal to end all appraisals

Ahh, appraisal season. Doesn’t matter which end you’re on ā€“ whether you’re appraiser or appraisee ā€“ there’s one thing we can all agree on: We’re all happy when...

Discipleship

The secret to contentment

We know them all too well ā€“Ā the thoughts that run through our heads and never make it out of our mouths. She looks so attractive in that dress, I wish I looked like that. He doesn’t deserve...

Finding Purpose

I’m learning to tell the greatest story of all

Thereā€™s nothing quite like being a journalist: The thrills of being the first to know, the adrenaline rush of getting an insider scoop, and the best part of all, hearing stories and re-telling them...

Surveys & Reports

Singapore university students in NUS, NTU, SMU to unite in worship and prayer

A cross-church, non-denominational worship event is set to be heldĀ across three universities in Singapore. Named ā€œPermission To Dreamā€ (PTD), the event will be held at the National University of...

Friendship

Real friends don’t shy from difficult conversations

I have a habit of putting people into categories: Those I should stay far away from, those I’m happy to keep at arm’s length as acquaintances, all the way up to those with whom I can...

Christmas

What’s missing from this scene ā€“ and how will we get Him back there?

I was in Berlin exactly one week before the act of terror in December 2016. You wouldn’t have suspected anything was coming; it was festive and joyous downtown, as you’dĀ expect it to be...