Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Real Life, Real People

I wanted to tell my dad how much I hated him

I’m going to tell you a story about a 11-year-old boy who woke up one day and just wanted to die. Have you ever felt lonely? That’s how I felt growing up. I was brought up on a farm in the state...

Surveys & Reports

Singapore, we have a porn problem

“If you marry someone who watches pornography, you can kiss your intimacy goodbye. Because there’s not a woman in Singapore that can compete with porn.” This sobering statement was...

Tech

Should I fast from social media?

I have a crazy relationship with social media. It’s a lot of fun for someone who appreciates aesthetics. Filter presets, newsfeed curation and options for beautiful Instagram story layouts are...

Easter

Lent is here, should I care?

What is Lent? Honestly, before I wrote this article, I didn’t actually know. Was it a second chance at self-denial since, by now, most of us would have messed up our New Year’s...

Outreach

What’s the point of church?

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) Do you...

Tech

How my team and I won Apex Legends

You might have heard of this famous African proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” I found this to be true in Apex Legends, a free-to-play game...

Worldview

Jesus is coming back anyway, why should I care about the state of the earth now?

That’s a line you might hear if you talk to a Christian who doesn’t really care about being eco-friendly. As believers, some of us tend to hide ourselves behind great things of the faith...

Outreach

Billy Graham: The man who left a spiritual legacy in Singapore

Today marks the first death anniversary of Dr Billy Graham, who passed away at the age of 99 on February 21, 2018.  Known as “America’s Pastor”, Graham was the world’s...

Sermons

We’re at the dawn of a new day: Bishop Rennis on Celebration of Hope as a door for revival

Two weeks ago, my father passed to glory at the ripe age of 93. I stood together with my brothers, my mother and my family next to the coffin, and later we committed his body: Earth to earth, dust to...