by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 14, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Generations Project, God, Young Adult Ministry
In our last ecommentary we looked at some of the challenges to evangelism that the church faces today, especially for our young. I am particularly indebted to an article by James Chambers that points out how our usual pitch for the gospel may sound to...
by Wei-Hao Ho | Jan 7, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Generations Project, Young Adult Ministry
The Generations Project is an initiative by Graceworks that seeks to improve the health of the churches in Singapore by increasing the empathy that the different generations have for one another. After researching four different generations, we realised that the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 30, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, God, God’s Sovereignty, Hope, World Issues
Articles in today’s (30 Dec 2021) edition of the Singapore Straits Times: Covid-19: Record number of infections worldwide in a week Myanmar: US presses for arms embargo after massacre WHO warns of ‘very high’ Omicron risk as cases spike worldwide...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 24, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Hope, Jesus, Jesus' Birth
Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on Your troubles will be out of sight — Hugh Martin 1943 My favourite Christmas song (not carol) is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. It is a sad song telling us that our troubles will...
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 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...
