Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Movies & TV

Emmy winner Samantha Suyi Lee: God is the ultimate storyteller

Iā€™ll be the first to admit I didnā€™t go into animation thinking this was where God wanted me to be, I went in thinking: ā€œThis looks fun.ā€ My mum was an animation buff so I grew...

Discipleship

Do you feel like an NPC in church?

Whatā€™s an NPC? Well, it usually refers to ā€œnon-player characterā€. In the context of this article, however, you can take it to mean an experience of the Christian faith that is robotic, flat,...

Discipleship

5 hard truths about real manliness for guys who are missing the point

I donā€™t know who needs to hear this, but for some of us guys, itā€™s time to stop mincing words, dancing around issues and just say it like it is. Some of us have gone soft, and not in a...

Singlehood

Another year without a Valentine

Ah, Valentineā€™s Day. The season of overpriced flowers, chocolate boxes from FairPrice, and Instagram stories of couples taking selfies at Gardens by the Bay or Marina Barrage. As I walked past a...

Discipleship

Jesus is the true vine

ā€¦ Jesus is the true vine. Weā€™ve got to be connected to the right vine to bear fruit. If youā€™re a grape branch, donā€™t get tied to a durian tree. Youā€™re just going to drop off and wither....

Discipleship

Weā€™re stepping into the new year, but do you have a vision for it?

Whenever the end of the year approaches, thereā€™s a mix of excitement and nervousness in my heart. Each time I feel this way, I know that itā€™s about time to set a new vision for the coming...

Christmas

Iā€™ve been lonely all Christmas

The well-stocked fridge, the table full of snacks and all the Christmas decorations I had ordered online in advance ā€“ these are great when shared with my family. But they all seemā€¦ redundant...

Discipleship

How can we empower young people for the purposes of God?

Elevate Conference started as a vision to equip youth pastors and youth ministries: to share our experiences, successes and failures and help other ministries succeed. Our heart has always been to...

Family

This is what my children teach me about Father Godā€™s love

Today is Childrenā€™s Day. And schoolā€™s out. As a father of two active (sometimes mischievous) children, ages eight and four, it is a day where my wife and I will squeeze out time to bring them...