Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Real Life, Real People

The day my passion broke me

When I first became Christian, I realised that believing in a God wasn’t difficult. It was believing that He is a God who is sovereign and good that was the problem for me. As one who lived with...

Faith

One Thing Gathering 2018: You too are God’s one thing

For the first time ever, various houses of prayer throughout Asia came together both physically and virtually for the inaugural One Thing Gathering, hosted by Riverlife Church and Kingdom Community...

Faith

Staying in your secret place with God 24/7

When people find out that I run Burning Hearts House of Prayer, they often say, “Jason, you look so young!” because we don’t normally equate young people and prayer together. We tend to...

Faith

Do you see the treasure in your field?

Giving up everything to buy something that looks like it’s worth nothing is only a joyful situation to someone who has seen the treasure in it. “Jesus said, ‘The kingdom of heaven...

Faith

REVIVE: What students mean for national revival

I clearly remember the day I accepted the position to chair REVIVE 2018. I was at church camp when I received a message from the previous chairperson, asking if I’d take over the position to...

Culture

The call to come home

“You Christians talk about God’s love all the time: But where is that love for people like us?” Someone struggling with same-sex attraction once asked the person who had just...

Culture

FOPx: Is youth worship just for the young?

Last week, I found myself Googling: “What is FOPx Worship Night?” Some quick research and one promotional video later, I came to this conclusion: A youth-focused, open-air, outdoor worship...

Faith

Orphaned, alone and depressed: My long road home

I was 8-years-old when my mother passed away, leaving no one to care for us. So my younger brother and I were sent to Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home. My elder sister who was born with severe...

Culture

FOPx Worship Night 2018: A little fall of rain can’t stop us now

The team had all of two weeks to prepare. St Andrew’s Cathedral, right smack in the heart of the city, had suddenly opened up to host this year’s FOPx Worship Night, which took place last...