Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Post-secondary

Living with migraines during my A-Level year

Ever since I was in Primary 6, I’ve been getting headaches at quite a high frequency. Having no idea what was causing it at that time, my parents were extremely worried. The headaches got so bad...

Discipleship

When you don’t hear from God

There wasn’t a clear, booming, “yes, go ahead with this plan” or “yes, this is the will I have for you” from God when I packed my bags and said goodbye to family and friends for a job...

Workplace

How I started a workplace prayer group

“I want you to start a prayer group,” the Lord spoke to me. I had just started working at a new workplace. My heart raced at the thought, “This is impossible! I don’t know how. How was I to...

Family

Do you need hope for your family?

I have been a Christian for 11 years, and was the first in my family to come to Christ. By God’s grace, my mum and sister came to know the Lord a year after me. About a year ago, my brother also...

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...