by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 27, 2024 | 2024, God's Love, Hope
This morning I connected with a friend I hadn’t connected with for some time. I found out that he and his dear wife had lost two parents this year and one more is critically ill. I can’t even begin to imagine what their year has been like. Their news came...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 20, 2024 | 2024, Articles, Christian Living, Community, Loving Others, Soo-Inn Tan
Bernice and I were catching up with two dear friends recently. Husband and wife, they were doing critical work for the Kingdom where the Lord had placed them. They were far from being luddites but one of the things we talked about was our shared concern that the young...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 13, 2024 | 2024, God's Glory, Obedience & Faithfulness
I have been noticing something strange. One of the joys of growing older is that you get to meet up with people whom you ministered to years ago; some, 20 or 30 years ago. In recent times I have met a few that I first tried to help a long time ago. They are...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 6, 2024 | 2024, Community, Following Jesus
I was privileged to witness a baptism service last Sunday. There were five baptismal candidates. The oldest was 61, the youngest 24. One spoke in Chinese, the rest in English. There were three men and two women. One was a limousine driver, one an undergraduate, one a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 28, 2024 | 2024, Marriage, Remembrance
I received with mixed feelings the news that ‘Kit’ Packer, widow of J I (Jim) Packer, had passed away on 12 November 2024. I was glad that she was now free of the messiness of this life and was receiving the fullness of life the Lord had in store for her...
by Bernice Lee | Nov 22, 2024 | 2024, Articles, Community, Leadership, Soo-Inn Tan
A church member approaches his/her church elders and says that he/she believes God has called him/her to vocational church ministry. How can church leaders decide if an individual is indeed called to that ministry? I prefer the term vocational church ministry rather...