by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 3, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Church, Discipleship, Family, Generations Project, Parenting
Of born Protestants whose parents talked about religion “a lot,” 89 percent continue to identify as Protestant. . . . The “raised religious” who are leaving organized religion aren’t, for the most part, those whose parents found purpose...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 26, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Family, God, God's Love, Parenting
I believe children need two things from their parents — unconditional love, and encouragement to excel. I believe our heavenly Parent, Abba Father, gives us both: He loves us unconditionally, yet He wants us to maximise whatever talents He has entrusted to us....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 19, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Mentoring, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
If my father is dead, or if he was absent and cold, or if he was a tyrant, or if he abused me, or if he was wonderful but is not there for me now, then who is my father now? Where do I get those feelings of protection, authority, confidence, know-how, and wisdom that...
by Wei-Hao Ho | Nov 12, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Church, Generations Project, Young Adult Ministry
With all the hype about Millennials and how the church has been losing them at an alarming rate, we must also ask if this trend will continue to the succeeding generation, the Gen Zs. As they start to come of age and begin entering the work force, how should...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 5, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Death & Grief, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
It came as a shock to all of us when we received the news that Don Lewis had passed away. He was only 71 (1950–2021). The second last time I met Don Lewis, he had me in a choke hold. It was Dec 6, 2014, and the occasion was the launch of the Festschrift for W. Ward...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 29, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Death & Grief, God's Provision
Earlier this evening (28th Oct) I shared a devotion from Luke 4:22–30 which includes the following verses (vv. 22–30): All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill...
