Articles by

Wong Siqi

Apologetics

Bloody Christ (and no, I’m not cursing)

Rated as one of the most violent scenes ever filmed, the crucifixion depicted in The Passion of the Christ was brutal, graphic and accurate. Even if you have never watched the movie, you can imagine...

Real Life, Real People

The depressed husband, autistic child ā€“ and the woman who kept her family together

My husband and I really enjoyed life with each other. We did things together, we shared openly about everything. He would help me to clarify my thinking. He was my confidante. He was also my support...

Mental Health

Studies, stress and suicide

The number of teenage suicides in Singapore isĀ on the rise. Twenty-sevenĀ Singaporeans aged 10 to 19 killed themselves in 2015 ā€“a 15-year high, and twice as many as the year before....

Culture

Adding yusheng to the mix(tape)

Lohei (or yusheng) is an integral part of Chinese New Year celebrations in Singapore. Every element of the yusheng is symbolic as itā€™s accompanied with an auspicious phrase to usher in good fortune...

Singlehood

Give me marriage or give me death, I told God

When I was 27, I left everything I had and knew in Singapore to pursue Godā€™s calling for me as a missionary in Japan. On the morning of my 28th birthday, I sat in a cafe in Tokyo, and wrote in my...

Family

Time out, 2016

Is it already the end of the year?Ā I can’t believe it.Ā It seems like yesterday that I was counting down toĀ 2016.Ā  When I look back on 2016, I think of two incidents. First, my dad got me a...

Discipleship

Can’t think of a New Year’s resolution? Here’s some inspiration

Lose some weight.Ā Start exercising. Save up for the dream holiday. Typical resolutions we’ve all heard our friends ā€“ or even ourselves ā€“ recycled at the startĀ of eachĀ year. But these are...

Finding Purpose

Why I walked away from my dream career

My friend Desiree (not her real name) is a been-there, done-that kind of person. Fearless. Confident. A go-getter. She loves to tell me stories about her life and I love hearing them; itā€™s like...

Singlehood

The Sour Single, the Clueless Church and the Kaypoh Kaki

Why do you think many are choosing to stay single? I think single young adults are idealistic about what it means to be married. We are looking for someone to complete us; we are looking for someone...