Articles by

Wong Siqi

Studies & NS

I struggled with feeling inadequate and worthless

My plan had always been to join the Navy as a full-time National Serviceman (NSF). And as things would have it, I was posted there after Basic Military Training (BMT). Only a small number of recruits...

Outreach

What would you give to walk in power and love?

ā€œDo you have any pain in your body?ā€ One of the boys in the groupĀ of young people who had been drinking when we approached them pointed to his friend and said, ā€œCan pray for broken heart or...

Mental Health

Iā€™ve learned to be okay with not being good enough

The dark, gaping hole of not-enoughness has been part of my narrative for as long as I can remember. As a child with a typically uninterested, uninvolved father, I used to strive to be the center of...

Culture

Is sex a ā€œbasic needā€ in life?

I picked up a fascinating but quite troubling premise inĀ Rice Media’s article on the Truelove.is movement. By all means read the entire article if you wish ā€“ one troubling premise unmaketh...

Faith

A garden enclosed

Who are you when no oneā€™s looking? How are you like when youā€™re all alone?Ā  Where would you go if no one was directing you? These are the questions that have been ringing in my head the past...

Faith

Purpose in pain

A death of a loved one, a broken relationship, a stolen phone … These are some examples of what many would term as “misfortune”. In today’s world, we are often optimistic to...

Faith

Why on Earth do boundaries matter?

In reading the Genesis creation narrative, we often tend to focus on the content of what was being created on each day, and end up glossing over the process of creation ā€“ paying even less attention...

Faith

How does discipleship work?

Disciple. There are multiple times in the Bible where this word is mentioned. But what is the essential meaning of the word “disciple”?Ā Quite simply, a disciple is aĀ disciplined...

Relationships

What is intimacy?

I was listening to the radio earlier today, and there was a segment in which three professional family counsellors were sharing their perspectives on what intimacy is. I was very frustrated by their...