Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Discipleship

Didn’t bring oranges? Bring the gift of PEACE instead

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION After so many years of celebrating Chinese New Year, it’s become second nature to bring a pair of oranges along every time you head out visiting....

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Struggling with your pile of guazi? Let PATIENCE grow

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION There’s always that one snack in the black candy box that never quite needs a refill:Ā Guazi, or melon seed. Why? Because it’s so much work!...

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Shelling groundnuts? Take a crack at KINDNESS

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION Given the humble groundnut’s impressive array of health benefits ā€“ monounsaturated fats, protein, antioxidants, other awesome nutrients, and low...

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Love the taste of pineapple tarts? Try God’s GOODNESS too

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION Buttery. Sweet. Tangy. Melts. In. Your. Mouth. Every household’s got their own choice selection of Chinese New YearĀ goodies, but the one item...

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What sticks better than nian gao to the teeth? Try a little FAITHFULNESS

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION Light the candles for the birth of a new year ā€“Ā nian gao is served! Sounding like “high year” in Mandarin, these “new year”...

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Polishing off that kueh bangkit? Do so with GENTLENESS

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION One of my favourite CNY snacks is the crumbly, soft, forever delectable kueh bangkit. My relatives knew this from the rate thatĀ I, as a child, would...

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Eyeing another slice of bak kwa? Exercise SELF-CONTROL

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: CHINESE NEW YEAR EDITION You’ve seen the queues. You’ve smelled it roasting. You probably can taste it as you read this. It’s the almighty bak kwa! Also known...

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Learning to love the God of Job

The book of Job is a perplexing one to many Christians. Apparently older than Genesis, this book appears out of nowhere, and is more or less self-contained in its own independent context. The Bible...

Surveys & Reports

Permission To Dream: A night of praise, prayer and reconciliation

More thanĀ 200 believers ā€“ students and parents ā€“Ā gathered at the Yale-NUS Performance Hall on the evening of Jan 10 for the NUS leg of Permission ToĀ Dream, a non-denominational worship event...