Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Movies & TV

I flew 14,240km from Singapore to film for The Chosen, and hereā€™s why

In April this year, I travelled from Singapore to the United States to participate in the filming of The Chosen, a multi-season historical drama based on characters from the Gospels. 20 hours of...

Discipleship

Donā€™t know what to do for mentoring? Try the ā€œBig Threeā€

My wife and I lead a co-ed cell group of 20-somethings each weekend. And for nearly two years now, Iā€™ve also gathered the guys once a month (every first Wednesday) for a ā€œmentoringā€...

Dating

Missionary dating: Finally in a non-toxic relationship, I was desperate for my boyfriend to believe

Maybe I can lead him to Christ and maybe God will help me. Boy, was I wrong. Let me preface by saying that I am a newly born again Christian. My family was very rough and strict with their religious...

Family

5 biblical truths that help me parent my children effectively today

I became a father in 2022 and recently welcomed my second-born just three months ago. After two years of being accosted by Instagramā€™s algorithm on the latest tip on how to parent my child more...

National Service

National Service: Just what difference can a lowly NSF make?

When I was given the role of a storeman in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, I had forgotten my dream of wanting to be an impactful soldier in National Service (NS). I believed that only officers...

Discipleship

Judges: Hard truths from harder-to-read chapters

Recently, my church went through a sermon series on the book of Judges. Itā€™s a book that many Christians understandably find uncomfortable with at times, one that they may even be confused by....

Discipleship

Struggling with self-worth all my life, I found acceptance in Jesus

Why do You want me? This was a question that I always asked God. His answer to that question, though, was always the same: ā€œBecause I love you.ā€ Self-worth has always been something that I...

Discipleship

4 ways we can see God in everyday life

I often go through moments during the day when I forget that Godā€™s here with me, and it often happens when Iā€™m doing ā€œsecularā€ activities ā€” work, chores, hobbies. One of my hobbies is...

Finding Purpose

Eight years into running my crafts business, I have seen Godā€™s hands through every season

Iā€™ve been running my business for more than eight years. I started it unofficially when I learned bookbinding as a hobby while looking for work in the market. I started listing my notebooks on...