By William Chong, on January 2nd, 2012
I read this quote the other day:
“Marriage, see, was God’s idea. It’s one of the most potent metaphors in all of Scripture for the way God loves us and the way we’re to let ourselves be loved by him. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. To the contrary, it’s fraught with peril. Any good marriage [...]
By William Chong, on February 6th, 2011
It’s our 1st wedding anniversary today! So here’s a song that we both enjoyed this year. We’re not as young as the guys Andrew Peterson sings about when we got married – but these words speak of the same struggles, the same joys, the same realisation of utter dependence on God’s grace to hold us [...]
By William Chong, on January 22nd, 2011
As part of our date nights, Cheryl and I have been (slowly) working our way through John Piper’s “This Momentary Marriage” (thanks Rainbow for getting it for us!). It’s a great book and we’ve learnt so much from reading and trying to apply the truths in our lives.
Cheryl’s been sick recently so last night I [...]
By William Chong, on December 18th, 2010
This is a nice song. The lead singer of Sanctus Real, Matt Hammitt tells the story:
“My wife, Sarah, and I once heard that the gap between reality and expectations is disappointment. There was a time when we were living in disappointment with our marriage. Now, we can see that our conflict was the result of [...]
By William Chong, on November 17th, 2010
So a question piqued my interest recently. It came to me one Sunday, when sitting under Jono’s message. Midway through he was citing the example of a movie called “What Dreams May Come”, starring Robin Williams. The story goes like this:
“Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have [...]
By William and Cheryl Chong, on November 15th, 2010
We’ve just come back from an enjoyable weekend away in the beautiful river town of Wanganui. The drive down from Auckland took 5 1/2 hours, and we thoroughly enjoyed the rolling hills and lush landscapes (though the North Island still have nothing on the vistas of the South!)
We were fortunate to be able to stay [...]
By William and Cheryl Chong, on August 8th, 2010
On Friday, we had an enchanting night out to celebrate six months of married life. Dinner at a fine Italian-style restaurant on Cockle Bay, a random interlude of Christ-centred rap music, then an evening of enjoying each other’s company, and reflecting on the amazing partnership, the astounding gift God has given us.
Even in just six [...]
By William Chong, on July 11th, 2010
We’ve arrived back from two weeks away in William’s birth town of Kuching, Malaysia. It was an excellent time to really take a breath, get to know the extended family on the Chong side of the tree, and have our spiritual batteries recharged, so to speak.
Several observations about Kuching, and Malaysia:
It’s hot! Temperatures ranged from [...]
By William and Cheryl Chong, on June 22nd, 2010
We’ve now updated our wedding website with the long-awaited wedding video!
Our good friend Dennis has been working on this (and the rest of the footage) since February, so it’s definitely a labour of love. I hope you’ll enjoy it, especially for those that couldn’t make it on the day!
Please visit our wedding website to view [...]
By William Chong, on May 15th, 2010
One of the questions Cheryl and I worked through soon after our marriage was the issue of changing her name. We talked and prayed it through for a couple of days during our honeymoon, before she eventually decided to adopt my family name and become a “Chong”. Thankfully In New Zealand it’s pretty convenient to [...]
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