Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Tech

How to livestream worship from your home: A guide by Awaken Generation

Dear friends, In these unprecedented times, some of you may have been disheartened because of the lack of physical church meetings. From this extended break, we have learnt that we are built for...

News

Raffles Medical sends out urgent call for doctors and dentists for new Community Isolation Facility

Update (April 29, 2020): Raffles Medical is still looking for nurses, dentists and doctors. They thank all who have already written in, and are in the process of responding to your messages. Even as...

Devotionals

What is your hope built on?

COVID-19 has plunged the world into unprecedented chaos and affected each and every one of us profoundly. No one is spared the grief and disappointment wrought by this potent pathogen. In difficult...

Church Life

Making the most of worshipping online

1. Physical awareness Your physical awareness contributes to your online worship experience. Your physical preparation can shape your attitude. Getting out of your bed-clothes, washing up, having...

Church Life

The Church has come online, but is it working?

One of the plus sides to the divine disruption of COVID-19 is that the Church has truly come online. We’re seeing church growth in digital spaces on an unprecedented level. But while...

Real Life, Real People

The healthcare worker who fell into alcoholism

There are days when we feel helpless. But I felt helpless on a daily basis. I lived all 25 years of my life believing it was easier to carry my own burdens. Thinking it was easier to struggle alone...

Easter

Thoughts after Easter: What does dying to self really mean?

During a prayer meeting after service, I spoke with a friend about how we were going through a similar season with similar struggles in our journey of faith. We were sharing about how we seemed to be...

Life & Death

Just imagine a world without death. Where will you be?

COVID-19 has shoved the reality of death into our faces. Singapore recently reported its 6th COVID-19 death and at this point of writing, the global death toll stands at 82,080. It is now undoubtedly...

Apologetics

Where have we seen a crisis like this before?

COVID-19 has landed Singapore in terribly difficult times. You only have to listen to our leaders to know how bad it is. Like Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who most recently described it in...