Articles by

Gracia Chiang

Workplace

How I fought temptations at work with godly truths

I have been working in the banking industry for slightly more than four years, and I spent 14 months in manufacturing before that.  I’m thankful for God’s provision, grace and love thus...

COVID-19

I am Case 63,429. I am alive and well

When Pastor Zac Zhang tested positive for Covid-19 in mid-May, Singapore was just entering Phase 2 (Heightened Alert). The Delta variant had just arrived on our shores, but the 39-year-old was not...

Tech

Exploring the new frontier: How we started going on digital mission trips

It was February 2020 and Joeyee* had her luggage packed, ready to spend the next one-and-a-half years in Thailand doing mission work.   Her flight ticket was bought and she had said her goodbyes to...

Finding Purpose

After my A-Levels, my dreams were dashed and I couldn’t see the road ahead

Coming from a single-parent family and struggling with insecurity, I always felt alone and had many anxieties. I often sought for safety in the wrong places. I also often felt lost because I relied a...

Devotionals

Surrounded by worry? These 3 steps will shift your focus

Different challenges surround us daily, and handling them alone can easily overwhelm and drag us down. But regularly coming to God for help is our best strategy. Here are some godly principles behind...

Mental Health

Bullied in school, I struggled with self-worth

Being told that I had been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) wasn’t something I was proud of. When others found out about it, people said things to me like...

Tech

#HACK2021: From disruption to digital missions

“The world may be in lockdown, but the Gospel is not.”  That was our pitch for #HACK2020, but it still holds true today. The missional objective of the Church to make disciples of all nations...

Finding Purpose

What I learnt from trying to leave my first job (during the pandemic)

Barely 1.5 years into my first job out of university, I started having a nagging sense that I had to question my career path and rethink my job. It wasn’t until a year later, in the midst of a...

Friendship

What rejection has taught me

I have never been a popular girl. There have been many times when I would wonder: Why am I not invited to so and so’s wedding? Why am I never in someone’s “close friends” clique? Could it be...