Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Life & Death

Unwed, pregnant and headed for Harvard – I thought the choice was clear

He was my best friend. We had known each other for five years. At that time, both of us were the most senior Ph.D students in the laboratory. We started a secret relationship without the knowledge of...

Marriage

I am a Pastor’s Wife: The good women beside the men

This might be a picture that has been painted of a pastor’s wife: Sitting quietly beside her husband in the front row at church service, usually with the kids in tow (and in check). They are...

Music

He remembers your name

I listened to Josh Yeoh’s and Jonathan Cho’s new single, Light / Dust, for the first time whilst I was on vacation, cruising down the Australian coast sometime last year. A dear friend had gotten...

Life & Death

Praying for the dying

It was 2017, the day after Christmas. The Thir.st team had gathered at my place for lunch, and we were in the midst of playing a game when my phone suddenly rang. It was my friend Aaron’s...

Church Life

Creatives, this is how to serve in church and not burn out

Creatives tend to get a bad rep for being difficult, emotional, unpredictable and, on occasion, a nightmare of pride and/or insecurity. All of which I have been accused of (not unrightfully), so that...

Sermons

Choosing the better part

I got married recently. Made my vows. The quality of a marriage is not determined by the vows that are made on the wedding day but by a lifetime of intentionality, devoted to living up to the...

Life & Death

If God is good, why did my grandma have to die?

When the life of someone close to you flickers away, all sorts of questions will course through your mind. God, if You are good – why didn’t you save her? Couldn’t you have let her live...

Discipleship

What if I’m not ready to be a Christian?

“I don’t think I can go to church with you,” I remember my friend telling me as we were walking back from school. “I’m not holy enough.” “I can’t...

Worldview

Caught in sexual sin, I believed there was no way out

I started using social media when I was 12, which was already considered late as many of my friends and classmates were already active on several platforms. I didn’t want to be left out of the...