Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Faith

“You can’t stop pain and tears from coming, but you can keep joy from going,” says John Piper

Does joy follow suffering? Or is there joy within suffering? For Pastor John Piper, those are natural questions to ask because every human being will experience both of them.  Speaking at the online...

University

Struggling through university, all I saw were D grades

At last, the final chapter in my educational journey – university! It never crossed my mind that the magnitude of my struggle would be this immense in my last stage of education. Back in my first...

Culture

European Super League: How much money is enough?

This week, the football world was turned upside down at the news that 12 of Europe’s biggest clubs would break away to form their own league, the European Super League (ESL).   Without...

Culture

Cancel culture: Is there an expiry date on our worst mistakes?

Last month, Alexi McCammond became the latest person in America to be cancelled over some dirt that was dug up from her social media history.  The 27-year-old was set to become editor of Teen Vogue...

Friendship

3 types of friends we all need

Friends, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory — these are a few of my favourite shows I grew up watching. I remember thinking to myself, how fun and awesome it would be to rent an apartment...

Culture

Hear Tim Keller out as he airs an unpopular, counter-cultural view of sex

If you follow Tim Keller on Facebook, you’ll know he is wont to share thought-provoking reflections which often range from cryptic to soul-provoking. Last week, a recent one-liner by the...

Faith

What makes a Christian a Christian?

How does a Christian look like? Can you recognise them? From appearance alone, some may look like John the Baptist. John lived in the wilderness, and his food and clothes were rough and...

Faith

How to walk in God’s promises and wait for them

Growing up in the Christian faith, I wouldn’t say I’m unfamiliar with the promises of God. We sing about them, hear them being preached, and even pray about them countless times. To me, the...

Faith

Curious and confused, I challenged God repeatedly

Growing up, I was strongly averse to the Christian community.  I was happy being who I was and doing what I did since birth, worshipping whatever I worshipped. I just wanted to be me and to be left...