by Soo-Inn Tan | May 2, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, God’s Sovereignty, Governance, Singapore
Whenever a general election approaches, whether in Singapore, Malaysia, the US, wherever, three thoughts normally come to mind. 1. First, all earthly leaders have clay feet. The giant statue in Daniel’s vision looked impressive (Daniel 2:31–45). In...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 25, 2025 | 2025, Discipleship, God's Love, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
What are some principles for ministering to young people? Recently I have been clearing out my books and of course I rediscovered some gems that I had forgotten about. One was Hear My Story (2003) by Dean Borgman. Although a bit dated it still contains much...
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 | Mar 22, 2025 | 2025, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
I was about to email Laurel Gasque to request an endorsement for a book on spiritual mentoring I am writing. But before I could, I received the following news from Susan, a common friend. A few hours ago Michelle Gasque went to visit her mother (her “mum”...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 21, 2025 | 2025, Hope, Obedience & Faithfulness, Soo-Inn Tan
“Humanly speaking we have no hope.” I did a ministry trip to his country recently and an old friend, a senior Christian leader in his nation, said the above. His country has suffered under an oppressive regime for some time now and there was no end in sight. Another...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 14, 2025 | 2025, Articles, Discipleship, Intergenerational, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
He was a young doctor, in his late 20s. I am close to 70. He was showing me around his town when he turned to me and asked, at my age, what advice would I give to someone his age? I paused for a while. I don’t usually get asked this. (Wonder why?) And I usually...
