Articles by

Gracia Chiang

COVID-19

From the hospital ward to a 28-day SHN, a nursing student shares her journey

When I heard about a possible cluster forming in the hospital I was working in, I pondered what this would mean for me. I had never expected an outbreak to occur so close to home. I was only slightly...

Family

I may not have a perfect mother, but I have a perfect God

A mother’s love is said to be the greatest in the world. Yet I feel like my own experience with my mother fell short of what I was told. Many of my childhood memories, despite the happy ones,...

Culture

What if I can’t be the superwoman in Proverbs 31?

Truth is, Proverbs 31 can be discouraging for many Christian women when you measure yourself against it.  A mum who wakes up before sunrise to prepare cute bento boxes for her children. A mum who...

Surveys & Reports

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Work

I quit my job in the midst of the pandemic

Late last year, I left my teaching job of 15 years – a job that gave me security, despite the constant struggle of balancing work and family. I had been feeling drained and discouraged for the past...

COVID-19

1 year after the circuit breaker, how have you changed?

It has been a year since the circuit breaker measures were put in place in Singapore. Never before in our history as a nation was there a lockdown as such. I doubt any of us had experienced anything...

Culture

When temptation comes, do a Joseph!

In church, we almost never talk about the fact that God created us as sexual beings (Genesis 1:27-28 and 2:24-25). We are relational beings just like God – and we relate in many ways, including our...

Faith

“Living a life that I couldn’t have conjured up on my own”: The story behind Ponder and Bind

I am turning 32 next month, and quite honestly life did not turn out the way I imagined. I do not hold what most call a “proper job”. All the visions I had for my life throughout my teenage and...

Culture

RZIM Asia-Pacific to conclude all operations under its current name, plans new ministry

The boards of RZIM Singapore and RZIM Hong Kong released a joint statement today (March 22) that they will “explore the possibility of restructuring and launching an apologetics ministry with a...