Articles by

Gabriel Ong

News

Do you know the value of your Father’s gift?

Trending on TikTok recently is a video of a 17-year-old girl celebrating a luxury gift from her dad – a Charles and Keith bag worth about $80. In that video, the teenager, Zoe, can be seen at a...

Church Life

Make us one: Will you join the cry of the next generation?

This is the story of how a time of spontaneous worship turned into the cry of a rising generation. Music was always a passion of mine and I found myself leading worship in many of the circles that I...

Money Matters

Help, I’m a blur sotong: How to save money

With the GST hike coming into effect, I know of quite a few friends around me who are gearing up for it — they’ve bought what they needed in advance last year and are preparing for fewer social...

Discipleship

Personal revival: How the Holy Spirit transformed my faith

Even as we’re taking our first steps in 2023, I’ve been reflecting on what the past year has brought. It has personally been a whirlwind year of new experiences and spiritual growth, and if I...

Discipleship

Yes, God still speaks to us today!

There is so much noise in this world, from the voices on social media to the hustle and bustle of all that’s around us. If we are not intentional in daily life, it is all too easy to miss out...

Discipleship

Does God still speak today?

There is so much noise in this world, from the voices on social media to the hustle and bustle of all that’s around us. If we are not intentional in daily life, it is all too easy to miss out...

Post-secondary

Finding peace in JC: How I stopped comparing and left anxiety behind

I come from possibly the most prestigious junior college. I have bright peers who eventually became my closest friends. I visited their vast mansions, graced the corridors of their bungalows and...

How-tos & Handles

MBTI: Understanding your personality type for personal growth

With the year coming to a close, it’s about that time when people reflect on their growth throughout the year. As a personality type enthusiast (with a self-declared major in the Myers-Briggs Type...

National Service

Feeling the greatest shame, this NS boy’s life changed after one supernatural moment

TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains mentions of suicidal thoughts that some may find distressing. Just before National Day in 2018, I received a phone call from my parents. They had checked my bank...