Articles by

Gracia Chiang

Discipleship

Dear Languishing Leader, I know it can feel like you’re drowning

Dear fellow leader who can’t seem to shake that languishing feeling off you… Perhaps you’re having a dry season or drowning in circumstances spiralling out of control. If you’re...

Worldview

Methodist Churches in Singapore and Malaysia clarify stand on marriage

In a controversial decision made this week, same-sex marriages have been permitted by the Methodist Church in Britain (MCB). However, The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) and The Methodist Church...

Mental Health

You are what you eat

Mac and cheese, pizza, burgers, ice cream, chocolate… Can you guess which category of food these fall under? Yes, COMFORT (junk) FOOD! We don’t have to be qualified nutritionists to know that...

Do Good

Brave? No, I was just answering a call to serve refugees in Iraq

About eight years ago, I had what I thought was a nightmare. I remember first seeing buildings being shuttered and deserted. Then I saw crowds of people fleeing from an unknown threat at what seemed...

Money Matters

Our incredible journey to the flat of our dreams

The one thing that soon-to-be-married couples pour so much time and money into? Housing.  It’s a never-ending list of discussions and decisions – renovation, interior design, furniture, tiles,...

Tech

So you wanna speak up on social media

So you want to be a social media commentator. You want to use your social media platforms to express your thoughts on issues affecting culture and society. Welcome to the Wild Wild Web. You will be a...

Surveys & Reports

5 things the census tells us about young people and religion

Back when we could still meet in large numbers, seeing new faces at our weekend services was common, so our churches must be growing right? Based on Singapore’s latest population census...

Money Matters

Confessions of an online shopaholic: How I overcame my addiction

Getting into credit card debt is not as hard as most people imagine it to be. One moment you’re thinking, “I can pay my bills tomorrow”, and the next, you’re using one credit card to repay...

Church Life

Church, let’s be a safe place for all who struggle

Five years ago, I met and heard the stories of many Christians with same-sex attraction – they shared honestly and vulnerably about their experiences and how their church had responded. I was also...