Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Faith

How should we respond when a church leader falls?

Recently, I read a very appalling story. It was about a very well-regarded Christian leader who had achieved much for the kingdom of God and fought many battles for Him. He was a very influential...

Culture

Greater Love: Worship night with Thir.st

Come Wednesday, February 14, the world will celebrate one of its favourite things: Love. Flowers will be bought. Gifts exchanged. Songs sung. Confessions made. For those of us with significant...

Culture

The God of love

The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. (“Nature Boy”, Nat King Cole) To love and be loved. Finding your soul mate. Marrying your sweetheart....

Relationships

So I just became a father

I officially became a father in early January. Although I had already been “unofficially” initiated 9 months ago, being able to feast my eyes on my daughter when she arrived triggered something...

Work

"So help me God": Wrestling with my calling to the Bar

I was reading Exodus 3 to Exodus 4:1-17, where God revealed His heart for the Israelites and His plan for Moses to lead them. Moses’ first words in response to that call struck me: “Who am...

Culture

A lawyer’s reflection on the City Harvest saga: The ends do not justify the means

The saga involving the leadership of City Harvest Church came to an end with the delivery of the verdict of a rare 5-judge Court of Appeal yesterday (1 February 2018). It is easily the most...

Culture

The lies we believe about poverty

There was once I was catching up with a couple of friends in Jakarta when we ended up talking about the state of poverty in Southeast Asia and the possible issues we noticed. Impassioned by the...

Culture

Full-time under 30: This is also the real world

Christopher Chng is a 27-year-old Youth Worker at a local Methodist Church. Prior to his entry into full-time ministry, he was part of a discipleship training programme with missions organisation...

Faith

Are you running from your calling?

“Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah rose to...