Articles by

Gracia Chiang

Faith

What my latest running craze taught me about life’s race

Can I be obsessive? For sure. In fact, when I get into something, I’m often obsessive about it. My latest obsession has to do with running. Now, if you know anything about me, I hate running. It...

Health

When wounds become scars

As I sat at SGH’s Block 9 waiting to collect my brother’s body, I couldn’t believe the conversation I was having with the funeral director. “We have coffins in white, brown, black. Which...

Culture

Justice begins on our knees

It does not take very long for one to find many forms of injustices all across the world. A simple read of the news today reminds us of the brokenness of this world and of man. This brokenness has...

Relationships

12 years with Seets: What I’ve learnt from this feisty chilli padi

About 12 years ago, I was invited to a Christmas party. At the time, I was living overseas, but I was in Singapore for my break and had no Christmas plans. What I didn’t realise was that I’d meet...

Faith

The secrets we hide, and an all-seeing God

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed this, but our God has a penchant for secrets. When you type the word “secret” into a Bible concordance, you are greeted with a perplexing variety of how the...

Culture

How not to fall: In the fight against sexual temptation, defence is not enough

The news of Christian leaders’ moral failures, particularly in the area of sexual misconduct, is always a wake-up call for me. As a pastor, it’s a sober reminder to pursue purity and holiness...

Surveys & Reports

I want to help someone in need, but don’t know where to start

With the pandemic casting the spotlight on needs within and outside the church, Christian youths and young adults were asked to rank the issues they were most concerned about.  A total of 170 people...

Studies & NS

After 8 years as a student leader, this is what I learnt

If you’re thinking of stepping into student leadership, you’ll probably come across this set of questions at some point or another. What is leadership to you? What are your strengths? What’s an...

Faith

The secret to walking through a dry spell

What is your picture of an “ideal Christian”?  When I was younger, I always thought that an “ideal Christian” would be a passionate and tireless individual who was always...