by Sharyn Ng | Oct 23, 2025 | 2025, Church, Loneliness, Loving Others
The COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared by the World Health Organization in early 2020. [1] The suspending or limiting of activities not only brought panic and anger, but also highlighted the sense of loneliness and alienation that many people felt. Catholic...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 19, 2025 | 2025, Church, Loving Others, Relationships
I remember the day my first wife died. Many came to offer their sympathies. I was somewhat in shock, but I remember that I was grateful. Then Pastor Lim Soon Hock came. He too had lost his first wife. He didn’t say much, just a few words of wisdom and care. But...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 28, 2025 | 2025, Dependence on God, Loving Others, Work & Vocation
I was in an online prayer meeting with a group of Christian psychiatrists recently. They shared about difficult cases they were facing. Many shared about how they had done everything possible medically yet there was no breakthrough. Sometimes, attempts to treat...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 31, 2025 | 2025, Community, Loving Others
This year’s Chinese New Year family reunion dinner was special. We had the whole family together. The last time this happened was in 2020 in Penang. My mum was still with us. That was a special reunion dinner too for all sorts of reasons. But mum has gone ahead...
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 | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024, Loving Others, Malaysia, Racism
Today (October 31) is Halloween and Deepavali. It is also son Andrew’s birthday. I want to wish him Happy Birthday by pointing out one of his strengths — his capacity and commitment to make friends with all sorts of people; people of different races,...
