Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Devotionals

5 amazing Bible stories where less is more

All through the Bible, we see God working with the smallest and/or unlikeliest of people, resources, and situations to do amazing things — even in Christ’s finished work at the cross. And because...

Easter

Passion Week: What does righteous anger look like?

It must have been a beautiful day for the entourage that followed Jesus to Jerusalem just the day before. He rode into the city on a donkey, fulfilling Scripture (Zechariah 9:9) to the adoring shouts...

Music

New Music Tuesdays: Isaac Ong goes live at LASALLE

Walking into the ground floor cafe at LASALLE on a Tuesday night felt faintly familiar, like a tune you know from somewhere but can’t quite put a finger on. I used to come here often with my...

Movies & TV

Breakthrough: What does yours look like?

Coming to theatres on April 11, Breakthrough is this year’s Easter offering on the big screen. With a surprisingly star-studded cast for a faith-based movie that boldly addresses the power of...

Dating

Do you believe that love is a choice?

Someone I trusted a lot broke my heart, and in processing it with God, it became more and more clear to me that love is a choice. I used to think that defining love as a choice rather than a feeling...

Discipleship

Why should I bother reading the Old Testament?

Paul told the Christians in Rome that they would be encouraged and find hope as they read the Old Testament (OT). “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that...

Workplace

Where have all my dreams gone?

While thinking about dreams one day, I felt God remind me of something that happened two years ago, when I was still working in a student care centre. We’d started a dream wall in the centre...

Church Life

Dear worship leaders, thank you for what you do

Dear worship leaders, It was an extremely hot Sunday in January. I was going through a “valley” season, and I didn’t even want to attend church that day. I was having trouble...

Discipleship

At the heart of porn addiction is pain

“The effects of porn on the soul can be deep, and the use of porn itself can be a sign of emotional wounds,” said Josh McDowell, reading out a quote from the United States Conference of...