Articles by

Wong Siqi

Faith

What role does the Church play in their churchgoers’ love lives?

One of the chapters in a book I was reading recently, The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller, talked about singleness and marriage. One of the passages he mentioned briefly was 1 Corinthians 7....

Faith

The manna test

I’m always fascinated by the supernatural provisions of God, especially when Israel were in the wilderness. Feeding the entire nation of Israel of at least 2 million people, was equivalent to...

Faith

Wounded by the Church: A letter to fellow Special Needs Christians

This is a response piece to The Christian stereotype: Why you should also love those who aren’t like you. I’m sure most of us know the weight of the word when someone is branded an...

Work

Finding my first job and learning when (not) to leave

“Everyone has a job, all your friends are working, everybody is employed.” The voices echoed in my head. I was 18 years old and unemployed, looking for my very first job. The fear of stepping...

Culture

A lifetime of wonder

I first knew of Aarksara when she was a guest worship leader in my home church a few years back. Her energy was not only infectious, you could feel a deep sense of joy and triumph as she sang unto...

Faith

How should we respond to persecution?

“Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.” (Acts 8:4) In this part of the narrative, Stephen had just been stoned to death for preaching about Jesus. That triggered a...

Relationships

The three Cs of compatibility

“Wait,” I found myself saying. He was about to board the train when he stopped in his tracks and looked at me expectantly. I parted my lips to tell him what was on my heart but not a sound came...

Faith

Are you there God? It’s me again

Anyone who has ever spent time praying probably has had this question cross their minds: “Does God even hear my prayers?” And it gets amplified when we feel like nothing is happening in...

Faith

My true fear is growing comfortable

This is a response piece to A Chinese girl in the Congo: Working in war zones 5,000 miles from home. I was reading Jemima’s article when I was struck by a line in it. ‘Then it dawned on me. I...