Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Faith

Jesus knows we will fail

“For your grace is sufficient for me, and your power made perfect in my weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) As I was writing my version of Peter’s betrayal and reinstatement, God brought my...

Faith

To my left, hope

I’ve seen a lot of things in this life. Things the man on the street would have only heard of or read about. Bad things. But in all my years, I’m still convinced nobody just wakes up and decides...

Health

Exhausted from caregiving, I battled depression and suicidal thoughts

I found it hard to admit that I had been emotionally wounded yet again. I could not accept that my depression had relapsed, and here I was, reliving my darkest nightmare just four years after my...

Culture

What I learnt from being bullied

What comes to mind when you think of betrayal? Bitterness, sadness, pain? In my story of betrayal, I definitely experienced those feelings – but I found an eternal blessing in the end. I was 11...

Faith

When trouble came, my faith didn’t stand

“What have I done?” I couldn’t help it. At that crucial moment of standing up for what I believed in, I was overcome with fear. I’d been a professing follower of Jesus for three...

Faith

Changing church: Moving on to greener pastures?

I have been a member of my church for more than 30 years. And I can recall a couple of times when I thought about moving to another church. So what made me stay? Based on what I’ve observed of...

Faith

20+ churches to visit this Easter Weekend

Have you tried our Easter quiz? Here’s the list of services and activities we featured – from the east of Singapore to the west, hop on down to one over the weekend! ANG MO KIO METHODIST...

Easter

Drops of Life 2018: A week before Good Friday, another man gave his blood in my place

“You’ve never given blood before?” My editor looked at me incredulously. More specifically: “You’ve never given blood before and you want to encourage people to give...

Culture

My struggle with lust, masturbation and sexual fantasy

I had to find an outlet to relieve my stress. I needed to feel in control of my life – to feel loved and accepted. I had needs in my life which that God didn’t seem to be able to satisfy. So...