Articles by

Gracia Chiang

Life & Death

“We have much to be thankful for”: Bible college lecturer and caregiver David Lang on the death of his daughter

Up until yesterday, 63-year-old David Lang had been the caregiver to his two adult children, Justina, 30, and Titus, 25. His other son Timothy had already passed away at a young age. Although...

Dating

Coffee Meets Bagel: Is it your cup of tea?

My husband and I met online. By accident. Yes, we were two strangers 10,000 miles apart connected by a comment on an accidental blog visit. Not only did that happen, but it also happened at an age...

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I prayed against COVID-19, but still got infected. Could the reason be weak faith?

For me, till that point in time, COVID-19 was really about news in the media, new arrangements in daily routines and looking out for the vulnerable as a Church. So when it hit me that the virus was...

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What if my office practises fengshui?

Fengshui  – 风水 – literally means wind-water and is premised on the idea that there must be good flow and balance in a given space in order for its inhabitants to experience good fortune,...

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Is there such a thing as The One for me?

Growing up, I have hurt other people and I’ve also been hurt by others as well. Along the way I’ve declared so many people to have been “The One” for me… but is there really...

Money Matters

Scammed of almost $150,000 and weighed down by 8 bank debts, I started life anew

More than three years ago, I was involved in a scam case when a person made use of my kindness. After establishing an online friendship with me, he tried to sweet-talk me over the next few weeks....

Faith

Feel like giving up? Here are 3 things you can do, says Rev Edmund Chan

The 51-year-old captain and his 28-year-old first officer were on Avianca Flight 52 from Bogota, Colombia, to New York City on January 25, 1990. But the flight never landed at its destination. It...

Work

OCBC scam victim who lost family’s life savings gained perspective during adversity

You’ve probably been following the news on the SMS phishing scam that has hit OCBC Bank customers. In what has been described as a “particularly aggressive and highly coordinated”...

Culture

Can this year be any different?

I get it. It’s a new year. And everyone is making resolutions. Yet, we all know, it doesn’t take two weeks before we realise that we’re behind our Bible reading, sabotaging our fitness routine...