Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Relationships

5 clever comebacks to the most popular questions you’ll get at CNY

For some 29 years now – of which I was responsive for about 20 (there are gaps) – I have been going to Chinese New Year gatherings. That alone makes me highly qualified to write an article on how...

Faith

“Is the Holy Spirit in His rightful place in your life?”: Pastor Lawrence Khong at Pastors’ Summit 2022

“These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all...

Secondary

So you got your O-Level results… now what?

Today’s the day: O-Level results are released and destinies are decided. Or are they? Given that this can be a confusing and tumultuous time, we’ve prepared a handy roadmap to help you navigate...

Culture

Does the Singaporean dream breed comfortable Christianity?

I was particularly stirred by a message American pastor David Platt shared at Passion 2022 conference earlier in January, where he urged young Christians to avoid a casual Christianity and not to...

Culture

5 ways to fail your resolutions fast

We’re five days into the new year!   That’s five solid days of your new year resolutions, lived out and achieved! Good on you for that, really. See, around this time, or maybe a few weeks...

Faith

What were the best stories in 2021? Here’s 1 list to rule them all

The stories at Thir.st go by so fast — there’s an article or video every single day — that it’s often hard to take it all in.  Which is why I’m glad we’re at the end of...

Culture

The most significant games we played in 2021

2021 was a big year for video games. As the resident gamers in the Thirst team, your boys Gabriel and Lang thought we’d share what the standout games of the year were to us in line with The Game...

Surveys & Reports

2021’s Verse of the Year and the fastest-growing search term… sorcery?!

The world’s most popular Bible app, YouVersion, has just released its Verse of the Year for 2021. This year, the verse that users most engaged with in terms of shares, bookmarks and highlights on...

Work

What does it mean to be a preacher?

On the 20th of November 2021, I took my Preachership pledge. While the official pledge taking marks a denominational recognition of my status as a Preacher in the Presbyterian Church in Singapore,...