Articles by

Gabriel Ong

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...

Worldview

Young Singaporeans, what can we do for our country?

Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country! Those famous words were spoken at US President John F. Kennedy’s legendary inaugural address. As we celebrate...