Articles by

Wong Siqi

Real Life, Real People

Death doesn’t have a timing: Life as a 26-year-old funeral director

Planning a funeral is like planning a wedding โ€“ but on steroids. It was midnight, and I was standing in a hospital and about to meet 26-year-old Harmony Tee when that thought crossed my mind. An...

Devotionals

Why is there no peace in my heart?

I have been feeling quite chaotic these past few weeks. There was nothing in particular that happened to trigger this inner chaos. Perhaps it was just a restlessness in my soul and a yearning for...

Worldview

THIR.ST TALKS: What makes us uniquely Singaporean?

What do SGAG, Our Grandfather Storyย (OGS) and ieatishootipost have in common? They champion narratives that are uniquely Singaporean! From local humour to local stories and even local food, they are...

Worldview

Look no further, our mission first lies in this nation

This question came to mind one ordinary morning: If Jesus was birthed into the world He saved, why do we always hope to be supernaturally parachuted into our mission? I had been feeling dissatisfied...

Devotionals

What does your heart treasure?

The Bible often speaks about treasures, and how the human heart is influenced by what it yearns to have. Joshua 6 tells us that God caused the city of Jericho to fall into the hands of the...

Church Life

Working out our faith in a culturally diverse society

I wanted the ground to open up right there and then and swallow me forever. We were in the house of a Chinese member of our church who had just been diagnosed with a serious form of cancer. We came...

Singlehood

20 and single: There is nothing wrong with you

In my early twenties, I hated being single. I thought it meant that I was unattractive and unwanted. I had a secret crush on someone in university. When I was studying with my best friend between...

Outreach

Are we content to stay in our comfort zone?

Early last year, I joined a Life Group (LG) with Singapore Youth for Christ (SYFC). LG took place on weekday afternoons after school, and it was like a cell group that focused on equipping students...

Mental Health

When depression drove me away from God

I have been struggling with depression all my life, but I hit a breaking point recently. I was furious at the Lord for still not having taken this illness away. In an attempt to spite God for leaving...