by Soo-Inn Tan | May 22, 2025 | 2025, Aging, God's Will, Third Agers, Work & Vocation
I visited a friend in hospital yesterday and one of the things we talked about was the different stages of being old. Never knew this was a thing till recently. Here is how ChatGPT breaks it down: Young-old: Ages 65–74 * Often still active,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 16, 2025 | 2025, Graceworks, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
Last night someone asked us what Graceworks is all about. It gave me a chance to try a new tagline that has been on my mind the last few days: “Friendship — At the Heart of All We Do” Our mission statement from the word go was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 9, 2025 | 2025, FIT, Meaning & Purpose, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
A long, long time ago, a missionary from another land asked why we were trying to write Sunday School materials for the local context. After all, his country produced the best Sunday School materials in the world and we should just continue to use those. Well, this...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 2, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, God’s Sovereignty, Governance, Singapore
Whenever a general election approaches, whether in Singapore, Malaysia, the US, wherever, three thoughts normally come to mind. 1. First, all earthly leaders have clay feet. The giant statue in Daniel’s vision looked impressive (Daniel 2:31–45). In...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 25, 2025 | 2025, Discipleship, God's Love, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
What are some principles for ministering to young people? Recently I have been clearing out my books and of course I rediscovered some gems that I had forgotten about. One was Hear My Story (2003) by Dean Borgman. Although a bit dated it still contains much...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 17, 2025 | 2025, Afterlife, Aging, Death & Grief, Jesus' Death
Sometimes I think of a dear friend and it hits me afresh that that friend has passed away. Although we know that in the end death comes to all of us, it’s not a truth that we really “know”. We live as though we will live forever unless a debilitating...
