by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 16, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Jesus, Jesus' Life, Loving Others, Spiritual Friendship
There is one thing the synoptic gospels agree on — Jesus spent a lot of time eating with “undesirables”, so much so that the religious leaders of the day were upset that He spent so much time with sinners. (For the record, we are all sinners.) The...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 2, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Following Jesus, Jesus, Spiritual Friendship
What does it mean to be a friend? In recent times I have been looking to the gospel of John for some answers. John is the gospel where Jesus calls His disciples friends (John 15:14), and then commands them to love each other as He has loved them (John 15:12). The love...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 22, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Graceworks, Spiritual Friendship
It’s hard not to be reminded of mortality at my stage of life. Almost daily I receive news of a friend who has passed on or a friend who is struggling with a critical illness. I do not fear death per se. I know where I am going, though I hope the transition will...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 8, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Rest & Busyness, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
It was 1974. I was waiting for my A-level results and did a stint as a temporary teacher for a few months. They assigned me to the toughest standard/primary three class. One day, we had a meet-the-parents session. There was a student doing very poorly in class. His...
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...
