Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Marriage

So you want to get married

So you want to get married …  Are you crazy?! Why would you want to do that? Don’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’s a weekend that commemorates both the greatest tragedy and triumph 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, “Grant us help against the Jews and the Christians”, is a reminder of the strict...

Mental Health

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

When I was 9, I was 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 “F***...

Easter

This Good Friday, take time to survey the wondrous Cross

Earworm: Songs that stick in your head and get your toes a-tapping and fingers a-drumming. Sometimes you 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), the decision-making board that governs each Methodist church. I...

Real Life, Real People

At 23, I had an abortion. I’ve never told anyone, 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 got pregnant. This was probably the worst thing that could’ve happened to me...

Movies & TV

So, is the movie a Beauty or a Beast?

A 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. He had recently watched Disney’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...