Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Family

First-time dad: I’m learning about patience

So much has changed for me during this pandemic period. My BTO was delayed for nearly a year, and I joined my church to serve on a full-time basis. The biggest change, however, was becoming a father...

How-tos & Handles

5 survival tips to endure to the end (or just one more day)

Into the first week of working from home full-time and nurturing my body back to better health before I go back to the doctor for my recently diagnosed condition in two monthsโ€™ time, I found myself...

Culture

My unhealthy obsession: I can’t get enough of sad songs

Ever since I was a pre-teen, I have always been plugged into my iPod. I listen to songs when I commute, I listen to songs when I am waiting in line and I have the habit of listening to songs just...

Faith

The power of God and community during a quarantine

I was making my way out of school when I received a video message from my cell group leader. She briefly explained that one of our cell group members had contracted the resurgent COVID-19 virus....

Culture

Are you a fear superspreader?

I wonder if you do something like this or can relate: Breaking news comes in about the coronavirus, e.g. a new variant was detected at a mall you and your family had just visited a week ago. You rush...

Faith

Look how these Catholic High School boys are supporting one another in quarantine

It’s always a little more painful when we learn that a young child has contracted an illness as deadly as COVID-19.ย  For instance, news came in just last night (May 21) that there were 30 new...

Culture

Making sense of what’s going on in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Two weeks into the fighting, with over 200 dead… I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to the conflict that’s happening between Israel and Palestine. The fighting in the...

COVID-19

As a pastor in this trying time, I ask for grace

To all who are churchgoers: Be gracious to your pastors. In the span of two weeks I have had to make two major decisions with regards to church direction and I cannot imagine doing so without a...

Culture

Tired of being wired? How device fatigue is decaying friendships

You don’t have to look far to find articles about how the coronavirus has fundamentally changed the way we use devices. Work-from-home and remote arrangements mean that devices and screens are...