by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 27, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
Last Sunday evening, Bernice and I hosted a dinner gathering for eight young people. Three were lawyers, two were teachers, one worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one worked for the Ministry of Social and Family Development, and one worked for the Ministry of...
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by Bernice Lee | Nov 6, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Death & Grief, Hope, Life Issues
“Are we done? Can we go now?” They seemed such poignant words when I discovered that they were 10-year-old Anna’s last words to her family. She lapsed into unconsciousness soon after and was taken home to God. Anna had suffered an unexpected severe asthmatic attack...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Once I was in a small group that was discussing a sermon I had just preached. It was the first of two sermons on the deeds of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:13–26). It was a tough day for one of the group members to be confronted by the demands of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 18, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living
I was preaching in SIBKL (sibkl.org.my) recently and Pastor Chew, the senior pastor, gave me a warm and generous introduction. He ended his introduction by saying that though I was now based in Singapore, I was still a Malaysian. It felt good to be reminded that I was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 4, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Solitude & Quiet Time
I have just come back from a meeting with a spiritual friendship group I am facilitating here in Penang. I come back to Penang about once a month to spend time with mum and every time I am here I meet up with this group of brothers and sisters from my home church. We...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 28, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
I was riding on the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) yesterday. It was early afternoon but all the seats were taken. I noticed a young mother seated, carrying a sleeping child. She looked tired and I was glad she had found a seat. Somewhere along the journey she pointed at...
