Articles by

Gabriel Ong

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...

Work

One man’s journey from burnout to breakthrough

In 2017, I made the difficult decision to leave a job I loved, to deal with my burnout and take care of my mental health. I was trained as a social worker and had worked with various charities for...

Friendship

5 tips to rekindle friendships

As we go through different stages of life — entering college, changing jobs, or just growing busy from changing responsibilities — we sometimes lose touch with old friends. Though it is normal...

Culture

I have a dream (that even a circuit breaker can’t stop)

There’s more bad news and cause for concern, if today’s ministerial address and press conference were anything to go by. I’ll sum it up for you since I watched it. Prime Minister...

Discipleship

Head, heart and hands: How can I love God and my neighbour if I don’t know His Word?

I carved out some time to focus on learning last year. I’ve had the privilege to attend two classes each week, one on preaching and the other on hermeneutics (interpreting the Bible). One was...

Outreach

A remedy of hope for a broken world

One evening a few years ago, I had a youth who came to my house, broke down and cried. He asked me: “Why are you so different from everyone I’ve met? I want what you have. Tell me how I can do...