by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 4, 2026 | 2026, Solitude & Quiet Time, Spiritual Friendship
A pilgrimage is a journey, often long and physically challenging, made to a sacred place for religious or spiritual reasons. The primary goal is often to seek divine favor, perform penance, achieve personal transformation, or experience a deeper connection with the...
by Tan Huai Tze | May 15, 2026 | 2026, Following Jesus, Leadership, Spiritual Friendship
In the first part of his reflections, Tze outlined three foundational practices that have shaped his pursuit of spiritual friendship: being convinced that spiritual friendship is a biblical priority, learning to distinguish between allies and confidants, and choosing...
by Tan Huai Tze | May 7, 2026 | 2026, Following Jesus, Leadership, Spiritual Friendship
What a great blessing it is to have friends who bring to us the presence of Christ by their presence! It is something I long for, and something I have experienced, but truth be told, as a pastor of a growing church, I have found ministry to be increasingly lonely....
by Lam Kok Hiang | Apr 30, 2026 | 2026, Community, Following Jesus, Spiritual Friendship
“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 NLT) If you encounter a crisis at three...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 18, 2026 | 2026, Articles, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship, Work & Vocation
We all bear the marks of those who discipled us. Here are three convictions I hold dearly because I was discipled by Dr James Houston (who passed away on March 15, 2026 at the age of 103), and nurtured by Regent College, the school he helped to start. No clergy-laity...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 6, 2026 | 2026, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
He paid for lunch. I jokingly asked him if lunch had exhausted his entertainment budget for the year. He said “no”, that he had paid for lunch out of his own pocket, not from some church budget. He wanted me to be clear that this lunch came from his pocket...
