by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 28, 2018 | 2018, Articles, God, God's Provision, Gratitude, Life Issues
These few days I have been sleeping earlier than I usually do and waking up later than I usually do. I am tired. It has been a demanding year for a number of reasons. First, the volume of work has risen considerably. We have had many more interesting manuscripts to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 21, 2018 | 2018, Aging, Articles, Dependence on God, God, Honoring Parents, Soo-Inn Tan
I love my mother, but I can’t give her what she wants. She wants to go home, but for now she has to stay in a nursing home. Mum, 91, and suffering from dementia, had a bad fall a few months ago and now needs constant nursing supervision and care. There are not...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Church, Community
My second last retreat/camp for the year was with a group of Malaysian Methodists held in Cameron Highlands. It was a significant time and I heaved a sigh of relief thinking it was my last camp/retreat of the year. Then Bernice reminded me there was one more—the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Discernment, Spiritual Friendship
It was 1995. I was at a major crossroads. I believed the Lord had called me to the pastorate and I had served as a pastor for 10 years. But now I believed the Lord may be calling me to serve in a parachurch organisation. If I were to go in that direction would it be a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Community
. . . the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor. (Galatians 6:6 NIV) I have been deeply touched at the many who have written in to say how much they have been blessed by the weekly eCommentaries. I heard from folks...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 23, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Dependence on God, Evangelism, God
At the last CMDF (Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship) dinner, something interesting happened. A guest, who was not a follower of Jesus, decided to be one. What is more interesting is why? The theme of the evening was “Good News for Bruised Reeds”, and the invited...
