Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Friendship

A letter to my gay best friend

Dear You, I’m writing this with trepidation and excitement at the same time. I don’t know how you’ll feel upon reading it, and some of this has been brimming over for a while. I just didn’t...

Mental Health

Hope does not put us to shame

I have depression and no one in church knows. Some of the adults have asked about my health, noting that I look tired, grey and wane. But how do I come clean about my condition when anxiety is...

Mental Health

An open letter to my depression

Dear Depression, I want to thank you. Even though you’ve taught me how to sob soundlessly into the depths of a pillow, hands clutching desperately at the sheets like a drowning man grasping a...

Worldview

Coming out Christian

I am the worst at confrontation. Don’t let the volume of my voice and weight of my words fool you. It’s probably why I enjoy giving speeches rather than engaging in debates. Join the fight? Pick...

Family

THIR.ST TALKS: Our favourite dads dish the dirt on you

Everybody’s best friend or man of a few words, your father probably always had a good story to tell. Thir.st pulled up a chair and sat down with four of our favourite fathers – Uncle...

Family

What Father’s Day means without Dad

“What are you planning to do for your father this year?” It’s the question I’ve dreaded answering whenever Father’s Day rolls around. I haven’t celebrated it since my dad...

Family

Honouring #OurFathers with their stories

This special Father’s Day video series making its rounds on social media showcases four ordinary men who have opened up on their personal fathering journeys and the struggles they have faced...

Surveys & Reports

CAMPUS COMBINED: What one night of prayer can do for a generation

Would you be willing to lay down your life for this generation? It was a call from Heaven that shook up Ivan Tan’s world, right in the middle of his fast track to success as a financial...

How-tos & Handles

How not to lose your joy

Look around. Look at the faces of people around you. On the streets. On the MRT. In your church. You’ll see it everywhere: So many people have been robbed of their joy. “It is a...