Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Real Life, Real People

I loved heaven more than God

On Christmas Day 2010, I found myself thinking hard about life after a traumatic incident in school. I was involved in a conflict with an old friend, who was connected to some rowdy individuals in...

Mental Health

When suffering doesn’t make sense

In July, I received some bad news from relatives in Taiwan about my cousin. Her cancer had returned and, this time, it was terminal. I was shocked to hear the news, since I had just recently seen her...

Dating

I told my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day: “You’re not as pretty as you used to be”

Before I married my wife last year, we had been friends for 12 years during which we dated for about three. So Cheryl and I had already been going out for a fair amount of time when Valentine’s Day...

Mental Health

It’s okay to wrestle with pain

Several years ago, I found myself lying in pain on the hospital bed, recuperating from a slipped disc. My former cell group leader was about to pray for me – but he said something which I did not...

Devotionals

Yes, you can still claim Psalm 91 (Just not like the devil did!)

I love Psalm 91. I memorised it when I was a youth and quoted it often as a prayer then. In this psalm, the psalmist declares God to be his refuge and fortress, and he looks to God as: the one who...

COVID-19

If God is real, then how come Christians aren’t protected from COVID-19?

The other day, my son overheard a conversation in the barber shop that went like this: Customer: You heard about the spread of the virus happening in the churches? Barber: Oh yes! Customer: Did...

Dating

Lust in dating: The secret sin we don’t talk about

My husband and I have been married for more than half a year now. Before that, we were in a courtship for just over two years. Most of that time was spent struggling with a sin we were deeply ashamed...

Finding Purpose

Where are the open doors for my dream job?

2019 was a rollercoaster year for me. Christmas 2018 was when I tendered my resignation at the student care centre I had been working at for several years. There, I saw how my company served the...

Do Good

Singaporeans queuing to donate blood – the kind of crowd we want to see

If you’ve been following the news about the appeals for blood donors lately, then you’ll know that there’s a lot to be positive about. These calls by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and...