by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 2, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Books, Media
In the introduction to his book The Longing for Home, Frederick Buechner writes: Time, like the receding waters of the ocean, bears all of us who are time’s children farther and farther away from the near shore and closer and closer to those mysterious depths...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 24, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Do you hate Najib Razak? Lim Kit Siang? How about Donald Trump? Hillary Clinton? Many followers of Jesus I know, both in my part of the world and around the globe, have strong political convictions. This is a good thing. I believe that the ultimate solution to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 17, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Church, Community
A few nights ago, Bernice and I hosted a dinner for some young Christian dentists and their mentor, a professor from dental school. We were meeting to see how we could more intentionally mentor dental students who were serious about following Christ in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 3, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
When I looked at my WhatsApp this morning I saw that my dear friend Daniel Soh had messaged me last night informing me that a common friend, pastor Joseph Seah, had passed away around 11.30 pm. He had been in a coma for some days now and he had been bravely fighting...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 15, 2016 | 2016, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
I was already feeling kinda blue…what with the deaths of David Bowie and Alan Rickman. Felt even worse when I received the news today that JI Packer was afflicted by macular degeneration over Christmas and that he can no longer read or write. Age-Related...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 8, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Prayer
How is your prayer life? I have always struggled. As an activist I am more comfortable doing things for God than communing with Him. I expect 2016 to be no different. Yet the heart of the Christian faith is our relationship with our heavenly Father. Well, maybe we can...
