Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Discipleship

Say it with me: I am wonderfully made

I’m not built like your typical Singaporean guy. Iā€™m ridiculously tall for an AsianĀ ā€“ at 1.84m I’m in the 96thĀ percentile of Singaporean males. My shoulders are curiouslyĀ broad,...

Devotionals

I AM good enough

ā€œI AM he who exists.ā€ God is self-existent; He does not rely on any other being for His existence. He was not created and is the Creator of all things that are living. So the name ā€œI AMā€...

Discipleship

Getting to the meat of my temptations

The season of Lent has ended for the year ā€“ a time when many Christians fast in a posture of repentance and reflection. Sometime last year,Ā I began to placed myself on a pedestal, inscribed with...

Studies & NS

What’s the point of school?

In the past month I feel like God has been taking me on a journey of discovering what it truly means to honour Him as a student. Do I need to study harder, for longer hours? Do I need to give more...

Work

So you call yourself a filmmaker, musician, actor, artist. What makes you say that?

I was interviewed recently for a magazine.Ā The writer asked forĀ my occupation. “Should it read: Josiah Ng, 27, Filmmaker? I heard you were a filmmaker?” I paused and surprised even...

Discipleship

Has God blue-ticked you?

Ever heard of this extreme sport called Banzai Skydiving? Itā€™s like skydiving, only without the parachute. Born and bred in the boundary-pushing capital of the world, Japan, Banzai Skydiving ā€“...

Workplace

How to grow the church ā€“ in your office

After spending my early 20sĀ helping to rebuild my churchā€™s youth ministry from a dwindling group of 15 jaded young people to a healthy, growing community of more than 80 believers, I was certain...

Movies & TV

The longest day in the world

Death. You know this feeling according toĀ what you’ve been through. The death of a person. The death of a dream. The death of hope. I admit I probably havenā€™t experienced great tragedy...

Easter

How to sing Good Friday

What comes to your mind when you think of Easter? Is your celebration of the Risen Christ on Resurrection Sunday shaped by the cosmic horrors of Good Friday and the Cross? How do you help yourself...