Articles by

Gabriel Ong

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...

Relationships

Will I ever be a dad?

When I married my wife at 25 years old, I already knew she loved kids. She just loves children. I, on the other hand, was neutral about this matter. Until two years later, while watching a diaper...

Faith

How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?

Love is the greatest thing in the world. Love is the very purpose of our lives. And what the Holy Spirit does and brings to our lives is all about love. Every Christian has the Holy Spirit living...

Faith

From cynicism to hope: Whatever it takes

I live my life based on a simple principle: Chasing that which produces eternal value or what I call Net Kingdom Profit. I want my life to count for the Kingdom. But if I’m being honest, I...

I'm a New Christian

Who is Jesus

Jesus is arguably the most significant human figure in history. There’s overwhelming historical evidence that Jesus existed.  1. He was a real person who existed  No serious historian would...