Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Marriage

So you want to get married

So you want to get married …Ā  Are you crazy?! Why would you want to do that? Donā€™t you know how difficult marriage is? Marriage has been on the decline worldwide. In the US, it is estimated...

Easter

He’s alive!

It’sĀ a weekend that commemorates both the greatest tragedy andĀ triumphĀ of the Christian faith. To the uninitiated, Easter may be a hard egg to crack when it comes to how we should feel as...

Outreach

Sharing the Gospel in a multi-religious society

The recent incident involving the imam who was fined $4,000 for making a supplication during a Friday prayer, ā€œGrant us help against the Jews and the Christiansā€, is a reminder of the strict...

Mental Health

Mocked and molested, I attempted suicide again and again. But now I truly live

When I wasĀ 9, I wasĀ molested by my uncle. I was silenced; told not to lie. “Kids will be kids,” they said. When I was 11, I finally stood up to my uncle. I shouted at him to ā€œF***...

Easter

This Good Friday, take time to survey the wondrous Cross

Earworm:Ā Songs that stickĀ in yourĀ head andĀ get yourĀ toes a-tapping and fingers a-drumming. Sometimes youĀ hum the tune out loud. In a quiet office. Just when the boss walks past. I don’t...

Real Life, Real People

The unwilling, unlikely leader

At the age of 20, I became one of the youngest leaders in Singapore nominated to sit on the Local Church Executive Committee (LCEC), theĀ decision-making board that governs each Methodist church. I...

Real Life, Real People

At 23, I had an abortion. I’ve never told anyone,Ā until now

I was about 23 years old when I was faced with the most difficult decision of my life. I wasn’t married, but I gotĀ pregnant. This was probably the worst thing that couldā€™ve happened to me...

Movies & TV

So, is the movie a Beauty or a Beast?

AĀ couple of days ago, I read a comment on social media from a friend whom I first met during my time in a para-church group while in university. HeĀ had recently watched Disneyā€™s live-action...

Workplace

The Plate Spinner: Advice for busy young adults

Have you ever seen a plate spinner? A guy sets up a stick, puts a ridiculously fragile plate on top of it and spins the stick, such that the plate on top spins in tandem and stays upright in an...