Articles by

Gabriel Ong

COVID-19

I feel sorry for your generation

Pandemic! Recession! This kind of double-whammy probably happens once every 100 years. Congratulations, you’re growing up in one. You may have already begun to feel the impact. You’re stuck at...

Singlehood

To the girl without a boyfriend

To my 25-year-old self, Hello from the other side. It’s now been three years since you questioned why God wouldn’t give you a boyfriend. Believe it or not, I’m now the girl you envy: the one...

News

Dear Ravi, I met you when I was on the verge of leaving the faith

Dear Ravi, Like many others around the world, my heart has been heavy all weekend as I’ve taken in the latest update from your daughter about you. After just two short months since being diagnosed...

COVID-19

What does contact tracing have to do with Christ?

Missing links! That’s what COVID-19 fighters are concerned about. Each day we get the number of infected people reported to us. Of greater concern is the numbers that seem unlinked to known cases...

How-tos & Handles

Quitting porn: A few things that have actually worked

With a huge jump in pornography consumption since coronavirus lockdowns first began across the world, statistics tell us that we’ve never been more vulnerable to temptation. Cooped up in the...

Worldview

The value of paying attention

Recently, a lot of people have been feeling overwhelmed by the coronavirus-dominated news. My personal news intake has jumped from almost nothing to reading at least 30 minutes of news a day! Not...

COVID-19

Introvert: I’m still affected by social distancing

When I first heard the phrase “social-distancing”, it didn’t sound too uphill a task. Staying out of crowded places, standing 2 metres from another person and not gathering in groups – that...

Studies & NS

Bullied then homeschooled: How God made a way for me to enter polytechnic

I am an unusual Singaporean – a homeschooled student. I was homeschooled due to bad experiences in Secondary One. I couldn’t take the bullying and I was a very sensitive person in the past....

Work

3 things I learned when I couldn’t find a job

Fresh out of college, I decided to dedicate one year to serving in a non-profit organisation involved in youth outreach work. I figured, “Hey! I’m young and I’m armed with a good degree...