Articles by

Sara Koh

Friendship

You can’t sit with us

My sister was shoved into a locker by a bunch of bullies when she was just 10 years old. It becameĀ a daily routine for her.Ā Just like how she had toĀ eatĀ her lunch in aĀ toilet cubicle each day....

Mental Health

On days the world seems too evil, remember …

There are times when the powers of evil seem solidly entrenched and nobody is able to get rid of them. We do what we can, we pray, but nothing seems to happen. The forces of evil laugh at our...

Mental Health

Can I talk about my pain?

Every night for the past few months, I’ve allowed sadness to snuggleĀ up into bed with me. It’s the first thing I seeĀ when I wake up. It feels like I can’t escape it. Sometimes...

Family

To the first man who ever loved me

I’ve got a funny relationship with my father. I mean, IĀ inherited hisĀ great looks (ahem ahem) and his passion for music, so from the outside, many would assume that I’m very much like...

Faith

I’m taking my joy back

The longer I sat through the Church service, the more miserable I felt. Joy had been a stranger to me for quite awhile. I felt like I’d been robbed of it. God’s goodness was becoming a...

Friendship

The lost art of friendship

People have always expected me to have it all together. I don’t blame them. I make it easy for them to believe it. SoĀ because of that, my friends always come to me with their issues and the...

Discipleship

Tools for your Quiet Time

I get it. Sometimes, you read the Bible, andĀ charactersĀ like Enoch and Moses appearĀ unrealistic ā€“ itĀ feels like theyā€™ve set a standard for spirituality I canā€™t reach, and itā€™s super...

Culture

Winning the battle against Murphy’s Law

Have you ever had one of those days where everything that canĀ go wrongĀ goes wrong? You wake up 30 minutes late for work. You’re in panic mode; youā€™re out of the house in record speed. You...

Worldview

Should you get a tattoo? Here’s how I made up my mind

I’ve always thought tattoosĀ stood for something beautiful. AĀ permanent and unchangeable mark of a decision made ā€“ a sign that you stood for something, believed in it so much that you had to...