Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Mental Health

Pastors are people too

Yet another pastor has left us by suicide. Yet another wife has lost the love of her life; another two boys, their loving and dedicated father. News reports of young pastors committing suicide seems...

Discipleship

4 favourite traps Satan wants you to fall for

The evil one loves turning God’s children away from Him. He’s an expert in it and is constantly on the lookout for the next soul to devour. He loves to sow discord in my life, particularly...

Workplace

Experiencing the power of grace when struggling with unfairness at work

We experience God’s grace in our lives in so many ways: His redemptive work on the Cross, His healing work in our lives, His protection in our comings and goings. But sometimes I feel like I’m a...

Devotionals

How to stop hypocrisy

Recently I’ve been troubled by reports from various persons about a particular Christian employer, X. While X is a leader in his church, a preacher and a workplace minister, X’s subordinates...

University

How I trained to become a lawyer without losing my mind

My calling to become a lawyer wasn’t about money, GCE A-Level grades or scholarship programmes. Having been verbally and emotionally abused for five years in school, and having suffered much...

Finding Purpose

I lost my job

It was merely two days after Christmas when my boss broke the news to me: The company had not been doing well financially. It was forced to downsize, and they had to let me go. As I was only five...

Sermons

“Church, let us be one generation”: Day of His Power 2019

As the nation enters a season of transition, so will the Church. Speaking on behalf of the younger generation, Daniel Khong, Deputy Senior Pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church, took to the stage...

Surveys & Reports

Strong and silent: A dying breed of men

I came across some shocking statistics regarding suicides in Singapore a few days ago. Here are three key figures: The number of suicides in Singapore rose by 10% last year  19 boys between 10 and...

Friendship

Men united: Why guys should never walk alone

What challenges do young men in the church face? When guys join the workforce after NS, university or poly, they’re often not prepared for the worldliness that threatens to consume them. I call it...