Articles by

Wong Siqi

Faith

The God who is near: Finding salvation in a time of social distancing

On February 16, 2020, a dear friend, J, suddenly called me to catch up. I felt prompted to pray for her before we met. I had, in fact, been praying for her for three years since I was baptised in...

Work

I thought I was giving up my dream job, then God showed me His world

“When people see someone following God in a radical way, there is usually a radical process behind it.” (Shawn Bolz) Before I quit my dream job in July 2015, I gave God a “contract”. This was...

Culture

Help, I’m a blur sotong: A voter’s guide to GE2020

This may be my second time voting, but I’m probably feeling as lost as many first-time voters out there. I’ll be honest: I didn’t do much research for the previous election because I thought...

Relationships

We got married online: It’s amazing how everything came together in 2 weeks, say Natasha and Amos

You may have seen their faces on Mothership, Chinese newspapers and other foreign websites. Being among the first couples to hold their wedding online during the circuit breaker, Amos and Natasha...

Work

I was called to full-time while climbing the corporate ladder

Financial freedom, independence and excelling in my career – these were the desires of my heart. I grew up in a family of six with my father as the sole breadwinner supporting four school-going...

Worldview

“I am worried”: A mum’s take on the Myka Stauffer adoption controversy

My husband, Elvin, always tells me to find a “plot twist” when reading this kind of article or news. When I was a teenager, I also had a youth leader who told me that before judging...

Music

“I Dwell In The Shelter”: The story behind Joshua Poh’s virtual choir song

With a virtual choir of more than 30 people from 11 churches in 3 countries, singer-songwriter Joshua Poh’s latest track has brought people together in a time of social distancing.  “This...

Surveys & Reports

COVID-19 and young Christians: How well have we weathered this storm?

Youths aged 18-25 fared the worst in emotional health during the Circuit Breaker, according to findings from our recent survey which aimed to understand how Christians in Singapore are coping with...

Music

Birthed in the circuit breaker, these #songsofhope remind us that things are going to be alright

At the start of May, the Awaken Generation worship collective and Thir.st put out a call for songwriters to release new songs for a world desperately in need of hope. Since then, we’ve seen our...