Articles by

Gracia Chiang

Studies & NS

4 ways to find rest during exam season

If you’re reading this during your exam season, my heart goes out to you. You might be extremely worried about the upcoming exams, losing hope because you feel like there’s too much to memorise,...

Mental Health

A letter to you, the student overwhelmed by life

I found out about you because someone forwarded to me the news about your “unnatural death”. The time the police were called was listed as 6.50am on Monday, June 8. I wondered about that. I...

Culture

A prayer for those who are troubled by a divided world

This prayer was written in response to the death of George Floyd and the discourse around racism that emerged across the globe. Dear Father, Thank you that you are sovereign in this moment. Thank you...

Faith

Timothy Keller has cancer, asks for prayers

Renowned American pastor and author Timothy (Tim) Keller shared yesterday that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and would begin chemotherapy next week. Announcing the news on his...

Missions

The mission trip that opened up my heart

In the past, I was a Christian who merely attended church but didn’t have strong faith in God. In fact, my faith started dwindling when my sister asked me: “Where did God come...

COVID-19

The circuit breaker broke me

I thought I had been coping well with the pandemic. There were genuine moments of joy and accomplishment in this season of disruption, like finding a new Netflix series to binge on (new Peaky...

Worldview

Ravi Zacharias helped me to understand: If God is good, then why is there evil and suffering?

Of the Christian spiritual giants that left us recently, none had more impact on my life than Ravi Zacharias. About a decade ago, I was watching some Christian videos on YouTube when I came across...

University

Dear 2020 graduate, I feel you

One of my fondest memories of celebration is not my own. It was the day of the historic World Cup match between Germany and Brazil in 2014. I was on a Lufthansa plane and about to arrive in...

News

Ravi Zacharias called home to the Lord at 74

Renowned Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias passed away on May 19, 2020, aged 74. In March, the founder of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) shared that he had been diagnosed with...