Articles by

Samantha Loh

Faith

Tokens and relics: Lessons from my pilgrimage to Jerusalem

Spending my first few days around the Old City of Jerusalem while on exchange felt absolutely surreal. The very earth I walked on seemed to pulse with history, and the stones walls of a great many...

University

What if I’m bad at my major?

I don’t know what I am doing here. I think this is not meant for me. If you’ve never uttered those phrases yourself, it’s likely you’ve heard it from those around you in school. After...

Relationships

Loving Jesus didn’t make me straight, but He made me whole

Coming from an all-girls school for 10 years, it was normal to admire other girls, especially our seniors. I had several relationships with boys in my secondary school days, but I realised around the...

University

Are you a 5% student?

Being a 5% student is one of the running jokes I have with my friends whom I serve with in church. The reason being this: We don’t spend much time in school during the term. And even when we’re...

Culture

The burn is real

Last week, I made a sarcastic joke at my colleague’s expense and instantly felt horrible. The joke was the savage kind that the Internet would have celebrated, but honestly, just because it was...

Discipleship

I’m a female leader and my cell group is full of NS boys

I have the privilege of leading a young adult cell group in my church, and it has been a very fulfilling journey with them so far. The cell is mostly made up of boys serving their National Service...

Faith

Introverted or just passive?

Every time I am asked by my church to go out for street evangelism, a little part of my soul plunges. As an introvert, I don’t even want to approach strangers for help if I need it – let alone...

Faith

Don’t retreat after a retreat

June is the month of holidays, rest and recuperation but for the typical Singaporean Christian, it’s also the month of the highly-anticipated Church retreats! As my camp was overseas, we...