Articles by

Joanne Chua

Real Life, Real People

Growing up through domestic abuse, neglect and the trauma of suicide… This is how I got my fresh start

Trigger warning: This article contains mention of self-harm and suicide. Sitting across from her, it was hard to imagine that she had lived through a nightmarish childhood. After all, this...

Sermons

This is the most divided time in the Church: Francis Chan on the Oneness we need

“I’m so tired of teaching into a camera; that’s all I feel I’ve done in the last year,” American author and pastor Francis Chan remarked candidly during the afternoon session on the third...

Sermons

Start with one friend and don’t be a weirdo, says Ben Fitzgerald on evangelism

“This harvest that God has in this hour is so important to Him that He weeps over it. He says it’s great, but the labourers are few.”  The image of a weeping God was what drove Ben...

Do Good

Light Up Geylang: Meet the folks bringing God’s love to the lorongs

If Jesus was living in Singapore today, where would He spend most of His time?  That was a question my pastor asked us during a youth breakthrough camp five years ago. It’s a question that...

Christmas

Christmas 2021 highlights: Where to bring your non-Christian friends and family

A virus that keeps spreading, a new variant surfacing… the future seems bleak. Regardless, Christmas is still a time of great rejoicing! In the wake of bad news, we fix our eyes on the Good...

Family

A letter to my brothers who struggle with special needs

Growing up, our family are the people we’re closest to, but sometimes they are also the cause of our greatest heartaches.  Middle child Daniel* (19) tell us about his struggles in learning how to...

Finding Purpose

Meet the couple behind local labels The Commandment Co. and wheniwasfour

When I was given the opportunity to interview Edwin and Li Ling, founders of local labels The Commandment Co. and wheniwasfour  respectively, I couldn’t wait. I’ve always been a fan of their...

Studies & NS

7 years after PSLE, I no longer want to chase a number

When I saw the news that the PSLE results would be released today (November 24), I could almost feel the shivers that thousands of 12-year-olds would have felt. It’s been seven years, but the...