by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 5, 2022 | 2022, Evangelism, Loving Others, Relationships
Here’s a question to my brothers and sisters, and to myself: “Do you have any friends who are not followers of Jesus? Good friends?” This may be a question we have to take seriously because it appears that this was the main way people were brought to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 15, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Following Jesus, Growth, Loving Others
There is a certain simplicity in how one views things as one gets older. For example, there is greater clarity as to what should be the imperatives that should define the life of a disciple. I have been taking a long hard look at John Chapter 15 — part of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 8, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Christian Unity, Church, Loving Others
I just had an incredible three days speaking at the NUS Varsity Christian Fellowship Freshman Orientation Camp. When I first received the invitation I was stunned. I was a freshman in 1974! I wondered if I what I shared would be relevant. And I definitely didn’t...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 10, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Christian Unity, Church, God, God's Love, Loving Others
I have often found it difficult to sing the song “I Love You Lord and I Lift My Voice” (Laurie Klein, 1978). It is a lovely, short song of devotion and I often get goose bumps singing it even after all these years. But I struggle to sing it for two...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 8, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Rest & Busyness, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
It was 1974. I was waiting for my A-level results and did a stint as a temporary teacher for a few months. They assigned me to the toughest standard/primary three class. One day, we had a meet-the-parents session. There was a student doing very poorly in class. His...
by Bernice Lee | Feb 11, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
I stopped at a traffic junction and saw this very ordinary scene to my right. What isn’t obvious in this hurried (and harried) shot I took is that the canopy overhead only allowed the light through patchily. But you can see the results of the scattered rays of...
