Articles by

Joanne Kwok

Dating

When Coffee met Bagel: Diane and Ghims on redemptive love and that 7-hour first date

1. How did you initially feel about app-dating, and did you expect to meet someone through CMB? Ghims: I had just gotten out of a 2.5-year relationship that was going nowhere, and I just wanted to...

Dating

When Coffee met Bagel: We understood each other’s passion and pain, say Zhao Qi and Jovina

1. How did you initially feel about app-dating? Did you expect to meet someone through CMB? Zhao Qi: I heard that CMB was an online dating app for those who are serious about looking for a partner....

Family

An unplanned pregnancy, a family crisis

I fell in love with my unborn niece, at nine weeks of gestation, the moment I saw her sonogram. My 19-year-old step-sister related to me how her boyfriend brought her to the abortion clinic. The...

COVID-19

Coronavirus cases: Are we numbed by the numbers?

It’s only been a matter of weeks, but we’ve been inundated with news about the coronavirus. We’ve heard the cries of the beleaguered people in the city of Wuhan, punctuated with the...

COVID-19

Love Wuhan: We must guard against the outbreak of anti-Chinese sentiments

It has been just a week since the first case of the Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) made headlines in Singapore. That number has since reached 13 as of January 30, 2020. People are beginning to wear...

Workplace

Serving, not just surviving: Christians in the toxic workplace

I work in a management consulting firm. I joined the company three years ago, having spent the previous five years in the government and finance sectors. It was a God-led move that brought me there...

Discipleship

Stepping into 2020 as a new Christian

I accepted Christ last year on May 11, 2019, which makes me a spiritual “baby” if you think about it. But through these months, I have experienced God in many areas of my life. I used to...

Outreach

Are we known for our crazy love?

Imagine you are a member of a church where many are poor. Some of them donโ€™t even have a roof over their heads. Many are not sure where their next meal is coming from. Most are victims of natural...

Surveys & Reports

What keeps us human: Senior pastors on sin, shame and struggle in ministry

“This is a glorious ministry,” Pastor Lawrence Khong, Apostolic Overseer of Faith Community Baptist Church (FCBC), repeated for effect. “It’s a ministry of liberty, of...