Articles by

Gabriel Ong

Mental Health

Walking with God through Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Jolting up in the night with blurred vision Twitching Chest pains Pain in the arm that felt like a heart attack Feeling constantly on edge Facial numbness Tingling in the limbs Migraines When I found...

Dating

Are we over-spiritualising our love lives?

In Bible College (or “Bridal College” as it’s also known), I was asked out on a date by a guy whom I had clearly stuck in the friend-zone list. But my friends encouraged us to be together...

Secondary

Go church? I need to study!

“It’s just two weeks! Missing two weeks of church to study wouldn’t hurt!” my mother used to tell me during the examination season. I was stumped whenever she said that. It was as if God was...

Outreach

“Evangelism is a journey of repeated disobedience to fear”: Evangelist David Loh on sharing the Gospel online

If you haven’t joined us yet for Thir.st Youth Nights, you really should come check it out every (third Thursday of each month except June and December). It’s been awesome and the April...

Finding Purpose

A reflection on vocation: What was I made and put here on earth to do?

About 15 years ago, I was considering a change in career for the first time. I had graduated over a year before from computer engineering and was working in IT, but I was not doing well. Having had a...

Dating

Does it matter who makes the first move?

I was the one who made the first move by asking my then-boyfriend (now husband) out. We first met online and after an encouraging conversation, I initiated a coffee date. I don’t have any...

Dating

Dating: Am I gonna be forever alone?

Reading this Thir.st article, I was struck by how much it resonated with my dating journey: the situation doesn’t look good and I’m often in low spirits. To keep things brief, I have been...

Dating

Should I date a guy who is less qualified than me?

Trending in Singapore, is an article with the headline “How would you respond if your graduate daughter dated a plumber?”. Another similar article earlier in 2022 stated more Singapore women were...

Personalities

Eleven’s engaged at 19: How early is too early to get married?

Millie Bobby Brown, who stars as Eleven in Stranger Things, is now engaged at 19 to Jon Bon Jovi’s 20-year-old son, Jacob Bongiovi. Brown uploaded a picture of herself being embraced by...