Articles by

Samantha Loh

Mental Health

A cell leader’s first encounter with the blues

“I have clinical depression as well as a history of self-harm. Are you sure the cell group will accept me?” I was momentarily speechless as I looked at Rachel, who was sitting across me at the...

Culture

Shouldn’t you know better?

“You study the brain – shouldn’t you know better?” A friend who was a non-believer posed this question to me, after I had just shared about how I saw God moving in various areas of my life....

Faith

What does life want from me?

One of my favourite books is Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, a memoir he wrote about surviving the Holocaust in a concentration camp. While Frankl goes into great detail of the abuse...

Relationships

How important are Christian friends in uni?

A friend I met in university (who is now working overseas) shared that living the immigrant life means you’re forever questioning who you are and where you belong. While spending four years in the...

Relationships

The sting of rejection

“I’m so sorry, but I just don’t see you in that way…” The camera cuts to a wide shot of two individuals at a 45º angle, then pans between one pensive face and another (devastated) one. An...

Relationships

In grief and hatred, I wanted to change my surname

I hit rock-bottom when I was 17. That was when I stood in front of my father’s niche, silently ranting at him for not being around to protect me and my mother in the legal mess his extended family...

Outreach

What is being missional?

I was at a shopping mall recently and was surprised by the huge number of people standing around, some holding two phones at the same time, charging them with portable chargers. Then I realised that...

Relationships

Help, I think my professor likes me

“Hi Carmen, I was wondering if you would like to come down earlier before your consultation? Perhaps we could go for lunch?” My already furiously beating heart raced even faster and I could feel...

Culture

Who are you dressing for?

My generation is driven by the need for relevance. The wow factor is also crucial. Our fingers are always on the pulse of what the latest trends are in any industry, whether it’s technology,...