Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Real Life, Real People

A new heart, and a new life to go with it

I went for open-heart surgery when I was 2 years old.Ā But I was so young then that it seems like a figment of my imagination, an event I cannotĀ recall, norĀ would I want to. But the month before I...

Discipleship

Why is it so hard to make the right decisions in life?

At the age of 10 I was introduced to The Game of Life, a board game that brings players through a series of life decisions from college to retirement, with jobs, homes, marriage and even children...

Devotionals

He brews: Glimpses of God in a slow-drip coffee

Q: When was coffee first mentioned in the Bible? A: In He-brews! My guess is that most of us have heard this joke before (one too many times, probably); it is joke that attempts to make sense of two...

Real Life, Real People

Full-time under 30: I gave up a banking career to work with at-risk kids in Thailand

Like many of my peers in university, I wanted to pursue a career in wealth management with one of Singaporeā€™s top banks. I remember writing out a progression plan for a career planning module,...

Movies & TV

The Gospel according to Logan

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND. IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE MOVIE, GO WATCH IT FIRST. DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU! Haunting, aching, beautiful, the super(anti)hero film Logan lingered in...

Finding Purpose

The danger of self-help

Help? We are all searching for purpose, meaning and fulfilment in the lives we lead. We are a people looking for help. Although we try to appearĀ put together on the outside, the rate at which...

Worldview

Men, women and abortion

I hear so many people repeating the idea that abortion is a “womanā€™s right” and that others should not interfere with a womanā€™s “right to choose”. Abortion is promoted in...

Finding Purpose

Message from your #FUTUREME: Don’t stop dreaming!

The teenage years are a special place to be. Your heart is like aĀ raw diamond, glistening with fresh dreams and aspirations, full of expectancy and possibility. But itā€™s also a time of youthful...

Work

Honestly, how do you feel about work?

In the mundane day-to-day overload of work and school, busyness has established itself as a badge of honour. It is a carefully crafted connotation of “success” in aĀ culture which...