Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Faith

Why try to twist God’s arm, when you can just hold His hand?

It’s tempting to think we can “manipulate” God into giving us something better. For example, have you ever prayed these kinds of prayers? Jesus, I have spent so much time on...

Faith

Die, disciple, die

And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it...

Christmas

Stressed about planning for Christmas?

I was recentlyĀ trying to writeĀ something about Christmas so that people who aren’t Christians would be able to understand what it’s truly all about. But it only made me realise that...

Christmas

It’s Christmas! So what?

If you ask most Christians what they think Christmas is about, I’d wager the answer would sound something like “a season of thanksgiving” or a “time for joy”. People who...

Health

The other story behind the ban mian auntie

If you’ve been following the news, you may have seen the video or heardĀ the story of the ban mianĀ seller who turned her life around. When Madam Leong’s husband abandoned her and her...

Faith

Are you constantly comparing yourself to others?

Have you ever tried to be someone you’re not? I’ve always thought I was pretty well-adjusted and secure in my identity as a child of God. But I soon met a curveball at work when I started...

Health

Orphaned at 28, I wanted to commit suicide

I experienced my first anxiety attack right after my mum passed away in front of me ā€” from a brain haemorrhage in aĀ Hong Kong hospital. For once in my life, things had actually been going along...

Faith

In ministry, learn to hold loosely to whatever you create

HavingĀ servedĀ in my church’s performing arts ministry for just over three years, the single most important lesson I’ve learnt so farĀ can be summed up in a few words my pastor shared...

Faith

I shouldn’t be this weary, but I am

IĀ had recently become very tired inĀ a season of back-to-back commitments and events. I was daily labouring for good things, with a heart in the right place, but it had gotten to a point where I was...