by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 24, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Church, Small Groups
Even as I am writing this piece, many of my friends who are pastors and church elders are holding urgent meetings to decide how next Sunday’s corporate worship services will be organised. Larger numbers are now allowed to congregate and worshippers can now sing...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 18, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Preaching & Teaching, Soo-Inn Tan
At my mother’s funeral service, one of her students from teacher’s college gave one of the eulogies. He said that in his time in college, the students respected only two teachers, one of whom was mum. They respected her because she was an excellent instructor in the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 11, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
grief n. the anguish experienced after significant loss . . . (American Psychological Association) I find myself grieving at many worship services. Nothing wrong at these services. The sermons were Bible-based and spoke to me. The worship leaders were sensitive to the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 4, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Church, Leadership
The following paragraph from the 23 February 2022 issue of the Singapore Straits Times caught my eye: Companies with a high proportion of board directors and senior executives aged over 60 delivered lower returns on assets compared with others, an inaugural...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 25, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
The last few days, two people close to us passed away. It seems to be a season of deaths. The most significant loss I suffered was the death of mum in October last year. The Christian narrative is that those who die in Christ go home to the Lord (Philippians 1:23)...
by Bernice Lee | Feb 18, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Bernice Lee, Dependence on God, Growth, Obedience & Faithfulness, Widowhood
In another universe and timeline, my life was filled with physical adventure. Armed with compass and map, we sallied forth through the jungle on an offshore island to reach designated checkpoints. I also did something called ‘night orienteering’. This involved getting...
