by Ames Chen | Oct 30, 2026 | 2026, Church, Community, Loving Others
Then he said to his servants, “The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.” So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people...
by Bernice Lee | Oct 23, 2026 | 2026, Community, God's Grace, Spiritual Friendship
As the crow flies, Soo Inn and I are now over 12,000 kilometres away from home in Singapore. This morning, as I was powdering my nose (literally) in front of the mirror, my thoughts wandered to a conversation I had had with some friends here in Vancouver. This...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 16, 2026 | 2026, Christian Living, God's Word, Holy Spirit
Ok, the title of this piece is probably clickbait. You decide. When I was preparing to come to Regent College for my theological studies, a Malaysian Pentecostal pastor warned me: “When you study in seminary, you will have so much in your mind you will have no...
by Anthony Siow | Oct 9, 2026 | 2026, Death & Grief, God's Love, Remembrance
You did not choose me, but I chose you. — John 15:16 He came unexpectedly, before I knew I needed him. As I reflected on how Twinkie first came into my life, I considered how God, too, arrived like an unexpected Guest. I had been a Christian for some time...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 1, 2026 | 2026, Death & Grief, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
Good friends together at the launch of Serving God’s Community, a festschrift to honour Ward Gasque, 2014. I first came to Regent/Vancouver in 1981 to begin my theological studies. Bernice and I last came here about seven years ago. We are back again, but...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 24, 2026 | 2026, Discernment, Following Jesus, God, Meaning & Purpose
The first book I am working through in my sabbatical is The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur Brooks. [1] I’ve almost finished reading it and will definitely reread it. I also commend it to you. Like many, Brooks begins by noting the prevalence of...
