by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Mentoring
Last night we had the privilege of hosting a dinner for Tony Horsfall in our home. Of course we wanted this long-time practitioner of spiritual mentoring to say a few words about spiritual mentoring and this he did, after dinner. One of the main points he made was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 4, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Obedience & Faithfulness, Solitude & Quiet Time
January 2019 is an interesting month in that it is the first time in a long, long time that I have no speaking engagements on any of the Sundays. I have an itinerant ministry and I have the privilege of preaching at various churches on any given Sunday. But no church...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Discernment, Spiritual Friendship
It was 1995. I was at a major crossroads. I believed the Lord had called me to the pastorate and I had served as a pastor for 10 years. But now I believed the Lord may be calling me to serve in a parachurch organisation. If I were to go in that direction would it be a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 23, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Dependence on God, Evangelism, God
At the last CMDF (Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship) dinner, something interesting happened. A guest, who was not a follower of Jesus, decided to be one. What is more interesting is why? The theme of the evening was “Good News for Bruised Reeds”, and the invited...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 9, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Discernment, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I am writing this at 10.53pm on a Thursday evening. I am tired and sleepy but I need to get this done because we send out this weekly ecommentary every Friday. I seriously doubt that I can write this tomorrow because tomorrow will be a full day. As was today. Many...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 26, 2018 | 2018, Aging, Articles, Death & Grief, Meaning & Purpose, Remembrance
If the measure of a man’s greatness is not the amount of money in his account when he dies, but the number of lives he has touched, Eugene Peterson, who died on Oct 22 at 85, was a great man. The moment it was known that he had passed on, social media exploded...