by Kara Martin | Jun 19, 2020 | 2020, Articles, COVID-19, Life Issues, Work & Vocation, World Issues
There have been a lot of terrible things that have happened in the area that takes up most of our lives, that is work, during this time of coronavirus: Many people have lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic; and hardest hit are people with precarious work in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 12, 2020 | 2020, Articles, God, God's Grace, God’s Sovereignty
Not sure how much you believe in these things, but I am an ENTJ according to Myers-Briggs and an Enneagram 8. Among other things, it means I often view situations from the perspective of whether it is fair or not. Therefore, for the longest time, I have struggled with...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 5, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, God, God's Love, Loving Others, Race, World Issues
Dear friends, Greetings from all at the Graceworks team. First off, I want to thank all those who have helped to support our work in these difficult times. This means a lot to us, both the material support and the love and trust behind it. I had planned to write...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 29, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, COVID-19, Loving Others, World Issues
The first mission given to humankind was this: “Be fruitful and increase in number;” (Genesis 1:28a NIV) They couldn’t do this over Zoom. Jesus told us to wash one another’s feet (John 13:1–17). Can’t do this over Zoom either. At least four times in the New Testament...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 22, 2020 | 2020, Articles, COVID-19, Life Issues, Relationships, World Issues
A few days ago, I saw a Facebook posting about a wedding I helped conduct in 1998. There was an accompanying picture that showed the couple with me, half my present size and with black hair. I can’t remember the details of that wedding and, though the couple was very...
by Wei-Hao Ho | May 16, 2020 | 2020, Articles
We live in strange and unprecedented times where most of us are forced to work from home and the already blurred lines between work and leisure are almost no longer visible. When weekdays and weekends are both spent in the “comfort” of the home, the “sacredness” of...