Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Real Life, Real People

Persecuted for my faith: The peace that surpasses it all

The first time I stepped into a church was when I was 12 years old. In worship, I heard a song that resonated in my heart. It was as if I had found something I never knew I needed: The greatest love...

Work

Unemployed, in debt – and learning how to trust Him

I grew up in a loving and pampered environment. That’s great while you’re a kid – but bad when you’re an adult. I had to grow up, become a more mature me. But to do that, I needed...

Music

Numb – the cry of a generation

I’m tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface Don’t know what you’re expecting of me Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes Every...

Real Life, Real People

A new heart for baby

“There’s something wrong with your baby’s heart.” In 2014, 22 weeks into my pregnancy, a routine ultrasound revealed severe anomalies in the baby’s heart. A rare congenital heart defect...

Apologetics

The God who thirsts

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), “I thirst.” (John 19:28) How could Jesus – the source of abundant and unending living waters – thirst?...

Real Life, Real People

I am a Pastor’s Kid: How I went from being son of my dad, to child of the Father

What is it like to be the Senior Pastor’s son? If I had a dollar every time someone asked me that, it would probably be a lot harder for me to enter the kingdom of God (Matthew 19:24). I wasn’t...

Devotionals

Now is the time to be present

“Wherever you are, be all there.” Jim Elliot I listen to music that takes me back to the past. I look at photos taken way back, longing to return to what we always call the good ol’...

Do Good

I dream of a HungerFree world. Do you?

Having studied Communications in college, I desired to find a job where I could strengthen my skills and use them to serve God. So when I came across a job listing for Resource Development and...

Life & Death

What really matters when you’re gone?

I was 27 when my life changed forever. I lost one of my best friends. He was the most generous person I knew and a real source of strength and support to many of us. He was a Christian – “one...