by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 26, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, Dependence on God, Rest & Busyness
God’s timing is impeccable. My friend, Pastor Jason, asked me to preach at his church, Bartley Christian Church, this coming Sunday. He asked me some time ago. I now find myself preaching on sabbath as my last sermon before I start on my own sabbath in October....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 19, 2025 | 2025, Church, Loving Others, Relationships
I remember the day my first wife died. Many came to offer their sympathies. I was somewhat in shock, but I remember that I was grateful. Then Pastor Lim Soon Hock came. He too had lost his first wife. He didn’t say much, just a few words of wisdom and care. But...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 12, 2025 | 2025, Social Media, Violence
This morning I woke up to learn that Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative Christian activist and commentator, had been fatally shot. (1) This should provoke horror and grief from all, whatever your political and theological leanings. A few days ago I read the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Aging, Community, Spiritual Friendship
They laughed and yelled as they teased one another. They looked like a bunch of teenagers. Their average age: 50. Many were very senior in their chosen fields. For four days, they were just old friends, many of whom had not met up in a long time. Last weekend I had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 28, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, Evangelism, Following Jesus
I was having lunch with some friends when one of them turned to me and asked: “Why is it that there are so many non-Christians who behave more Christianly than many who identify as Christians?” This is a question that raises many more questions, and to...
