Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Discipleship

What went wrong in the Garden of Eden?

Personally, I’ve begun to ponder more on what the Garden of Eden represents. Why would God make such a beautiful habitation for Adam and Eve? What does it mean when they fell? Most of all, how...

Friendship

No one told me friendships would be this hard at 30

Is it just me, or is it hard to make friends – and harder still to keep them? That was the lamentation I made to a friend in between bites of an overpriced Subway sandwich. I didn’t know it at...

Discipleship

Cell leaders: How to approach a difficult topic

As cell leaders, it’s likely we’ve encountered one or more of the following scenarios (it’s not an exhaustive list!): A cell member goes on an overseas trip with just her boyfriend,...

Finding Purpose

Teacher’s Day: Burning questions from educators answered by a four-decade veteran principal

PETER TAN is a four-decade veteran educator who has served as a principal for 24 years across schools like ACS (Junior), ACS (Barker Road) and Queensway Secondary School. Peter, who is also legally...

Personalities

“Achievement is excellence”: The lie that many athletes believe

One of the most dangerous lies which athletes believe is that achievement is excellence. I personally believed this lie for years. What is winning or losing? TeamSG’s Angelica See on missing...

Surveys & Reports

Grades do not define you, excellence does

Prior to going full-time in church, I was a teacher in ACS (Barker Road) where I had the privilege of working under a principal who is such a spiritual giant.  Mr Peter Tan is a principal whose...

Movies & TV

Oppenheimer: What the dark side of humanity can tell us about life

“Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” Isn’t that quite a mind-blowing and scary remark to make about yourself? Yet this is what renowned scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer is...

Disabilities

What could drive a father to strangle his sons? A lonely desperation I know all too well

Reading about how Xavier Yap strangled his two autistic twin sons to “relieve” the caregiving burden on his wife, 32-year-old ABIGAIL LEE broke down and wept uncontrollably. As someone...

Secondary

A good education isn’t about grades

Ahead of this month’s Thir.st Youth Night that’s all about education, we sat down with PETER TAN, a four-decade veteran educator who has served as a principal for 24 years across schools...