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B18: Converted through Counseling Evangelism

Edmund Ng

Jul 265 min read

B18: Converted through Counseling Evangelism

Kon is a family man with three children in their twenties. He is a non-believer, and we have a close friend who have been witnessing to...

B15: Planning Guidance from Grief Ministry Mission Outreach to Tacloban, Philippines

Edmund Ng

Mar 125 min read

B15: Planning Guidance from Grief Ministry Mission Outreach to Tacloban, Philippines

The city of Tacloban was one of the worst areas affected by the super-typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), a category 5 storm that hit the...

B13: My Personal Journey to Promote the Incorporation of Mental Health in Churches

Edmund Ng

Nov 26, 20237 min read

B13: My Personal Journey to Promote the Incorporation of Mental Health in Churches

In 2005, I was serving as a pastor in a local church in Malaysia and God turned me around 180 degrees from preaching to congregants from...

B12: A Supplementary Confirmation of What Works

Edmund Ng

Nov 26, 20235 min read

B12: A Supplementary Confirmation of What Works

Song and I have been classmates since Primary One (elementary school). We grew up and attended school in a small town in Peninsula...

B11: Depressive Symptoms Traced Back to Child Sexual Abuse

Edmund Ng

Sep 13, 20236 min read

B11: Depressive Symptoms Traced Back to Child Sexual Abuse

Elma and James have been married for a year. To many of their friends, they are a happily married young Christian couple....

B10: Transcript of Guided Christian Meditation Session

Edmund Ng

May 16, 202312 min read

B10: Transcript of Guided Christian Meditation Session

Introduction God has given us glimpses of heaven in the Bible to fire up our imagination to envision our future destiny. In this guided...

Edmund Ng

Feb 28, 20236 min read

B09: A Tale of Two End-of-Life Journeys

Michael and Kathy were known to their friends as a loving couple. Michael ran a small shop selling car accessories while his wife did all...

Edmund Ng

Jan 30, 20235 min read

B08: Work-in-Progress of an OCD

Unhealthy shame is often passed down from one generation to the next and so the transmission of shame is transgenerational. If the...

B07: A Pastor's Journey from Anxiety to Security in God

Edmund Ng

Jan 5, 20235 min read

B07: A Pastor's Journey from Anxiety to Security in God

Richard pastors a medium-sized local Protestant church of some 400 members. He started the church 25 years ago after a group of young...

B06: Nurturing Relational and Caring Communities in Asian Churches

Edmund Ng

Nov 15, 20225 min read

B06: Nurturing Relational and Caring Communities in Asian Churches

Charunee is a youth leader in a medium-sized local church in Thailand. At age 24, after coming out to work upon completing her university...

B05: Set Free from Sexual Sin and Bondage

Edmund Ng

Oct 11, 20226 min read

B05: Set Free from Sexual Sin and Bondage

Robert is an itinerant preacher and Bible teacher well sought-after by many churches. At times, he is away from home for a couple of...

B04b: Shame (Part 2): Resolving Hidden Shame

Edmund Ng

Sep 20, 20225 min read

B04b: Shame (Part 2): Resolving Hidden Shame

The SSC Blog entitled Shame (Part 1): Surfacing from its Hiddenness (accessible at https://www.safespacecom.org/post/shame-part-1-surfaci...

B04a: Shame (Part 1): Surfacing from its Hiddenness

Edmund Ng

Sep 20, 20226 min read

B04a: Shame (Part 1): Surfacing from its Hiddenness

Anne, a final-year university student, is still depressed after seeing a psychiatrist and a student counselor for over one year. Another...

J01: Journal Paper: Jesus Also Died For Our Corrupted Shame

Edmund Ng

Aug 26, 202224 min read

J01: Journal Paper: Jesus Also Died For Our Corrupted Shame

Journal of Spiritual Formation & Soul Care (DOI: 10.1177/19397909221122018) Edmund Ng Formerly a pastor, Dr. Edmund Ng has spent the...

Edmund Ng

Jul 22, 20225 min read

B02: Finding Meaning Following A Loss

Susie’s only son, a well-built man of 30 years old, was found drowned in the swimming pool of his condominium on a Saturday morning. Her...

B03: From Suicidal to Living with Purpose and Hope

Edmund Ng

May 8, 20226 min read

B03: From Suicidal to Living with Purpose and Hope

Albert has tried to kill himself twice by jumping off his 14th-floor condominium balcony. On both occasions, he said he did not dare to...

B01: Shame, Interdependence, and Vulnerability

Edmund Ng

May 3, 20225 min read

B01: Shame, Interdependence, and Vulnerability

Aisha is a typical Asian lady who is extremely shy and overly concerned about “losing face” in front of other people. Although she...

E01: Joining the SSC Community: Expectations and Etiquette

Edmund Ng

Apr 8, 20226 min read

E01: Joining the SSC Community: Expectations and Etiquette

Helen is a housewife who has just lost her mother after the old lady was diagnosed with cancer four months ago. She misses her mum dearly...

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