Isabel Ong

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East Asia Editor at Christianity Today

associate editor, asia @ctmagazine | MA in christian studies @regentcollege | 🇸🇬 in 🇨🇦

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Articles

Ins Choi, the Accidental Preacherman

2 weeks ago | christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong

The creator of "Kim's Convenience" wrestled with the call to pastoral ministry. But his faith and art have led him there nevertheless. Would Jesus wear Birkenstocks, flip-flops, or Crocs if he were here today? It's a cool spring night in early April, and close to 120 of us are seated elbow to elbow in the basement of an Anglican church on a quiet residential corner in Vancouver, Canada.
Is Feng Shui a Harmless Practice or Spiritual Danger?

2 months ago | christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong

Asian Christian leaders evaluate whether the ancient Chinese philosophy is neutral or has dark otherworldly impacts. Property prices may often fluctuate, but one contributing factor remains constant in Lim Lian Hong's eyes: the influence of feng shui. For 40 years, Lim has worked as a property valuer in Malaysia. Whenever he speaks to Chinese clients, one of the foremost things on their minds is whether their future homes have good qi, or energy.
South Korea's Protests Are Bringing Some Christian Families Closer

Jan 22, 2025 | christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong

Differing opinions on Yoon's impeachment are driving kin apart. But a few parents and children are finding more common ground. On a bitterly cold December day last year, Jeon Jeehoo decided to join a protest. After wrapping up her part-time job as an English tutor at a hagwon-a Korean cram school -Jeehoo rushed to the subway. Ordinarily, the trip from her workplace to the National Assembly building in Seoul would take one and a half hours.
Shamans, Sorcerers, and Spirits: How Christians in Asia Grapple with the Supernatural - Christianity Today

Dec 5, 2024 | mondorfestival.fr | Isabel Ong
Shamans, Sorcerers, and Spirits: How Christians in Asia Grapple with the Supernatural

Dec 5, 2024 | christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong

Leaders discuss the rituals and practices impacting faith formation in Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Illustration by Christianity Today / Source Images: GettyAsia has a crowded spirit world. And shamans are in the thick of the action. Shamans serve as mediators between the human world and the spirit world. They communicate with spirits to achieve certain aims for individuals or communities, such as physical healing or alleviation of a disaster.
Heeft Singapore een speciale roeping voor het evangelie? ‘Ooit waren wij zelf een onbereikt land’

Oct 18, 2024 | nd.nl | Isabel Ong

SingaporeIn 1983 las Ed Pousson het boek Operation World van Patrick Johnstone. Daarin kwam hij een typering van Singapore tegen als ‘het Antiochië van Azië’. Pousson is een Amerikaanse zendeling en getrouwd met een Maleisische vrouw, Lai Kheng. Zij waren van plan in Maleisië te gaan wonen als ze met zendingswerk zouden stoppen. Maar dat boek werd een keerpunt in hun leven.
The Chinese Christian Who Helped Overcome Illiteracy in Asia

Oct 3, 2024 | christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong

Yan Yangchu taught thousands of peasants to read and write in the early 20th century. In 1918, Yan Yangchu (Y. C. James Yen) set sail from the United States for France despite the possible threat of submarine attacks during World War I.
Gen Z Evangelicals Want to Be Famous for Their Hobbies and Talents

Oct 1, 2024 | christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong

"It's easier to say to someone [that] you're good at singing or playing football than having a faith or engaging in church."Gen Z evangelicals don't want to be known for their faith. Instead, they want their talents, interests, hobbies, and education levels to be the ways they make a name for themselves. They see their faith as a support during challenging times. Prayer is the second most common way that they cope with stress, tied with distracting themselves by watching or reading something.
The 'Antioch of Asia'?

Sep 22, 2024 | christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong

Christian leaders in Singapore wrestle with a prophetic charge and diminishing cross-cultural evangelism. In 1983, Ed Pousson picked up Patrick Johnstone's Operation World prayer guide and read an entry on Singapore. In it, the Southeast Asian country was described as the 'Antioch of Asia.' The American missionary and his Malaysian wife, Lai Kheng, had previously lived and served in Malaysia and were planning to make their home there after leaving the mission field.
These Christians Have Not Given Up on North Korea

Sep 18, 2024 | christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong

Experts and practitioners discuss their top challenges and encouragements in serving the reclusive country. The past seven years have been agonizing for any foreigner serving North Koreans. Since 2017, the US has barred its citizens from going into North Korea without special permission, all but halting humanitarian organizations and businesses based in the US from operating there. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, nearly all foreigners left China, including those serving near the North Korean border.