by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Life Issues, Loving Others, Relationships
What is the core of the Christian faith? I posed this question to the Dental Prayer Fellowship as they gathered for their annual rededication service on the morning of 1st January. Jesus gave us the answer when He answered a query on which was the most important...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 4, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Obedience & Faithfulness
Are you a sprinter or a long-distance runner? I am more of a sprinter. I want the quick kill. I want to give it my all in one decisive event. But to faithfully put one foot in front of another with no immediate emotional gratification, with no quick sense of closure —...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living
Mum has lost most of her short-term memory as she journeys down the path of Alzheimer’s dementia. When I drop by to visit, she will smile and yell my pet name, “Ah Chye”. I will go upstairs to put away my stuff and, when I come down again, she will...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 23, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Growth, Meaning & Purpose, Young Adult Ministry
I don’t do transitions well. In 1981 I left Malaysia/Singapore to commence my studies in Regent College, Vancouver. It was a dream come true. I would be studying with faculty I highly respected at a school whose unique philosophy I really believed in. And...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 15, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Spiritual Friendship
… friendship is a relationship of mutuality and intimacy rooted in shared interests, loves, or goals and characterized by genuine interest in the other person as a particular other. –James Calvin Davis Last Saturday night we had the privilege of once again...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 9, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Loving Others, Violence, World Issues
As a permanent resident in Singapore, there is much I appreciate about the city-state I now call my home. This ranges from the relative absence of cigarette smoke to a government that takes a strong stance against corruption. I also appreciate that the country is...
