by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 22, 2026 | 2026, Death & Grief, Spiritual Friendship, Widowhood
They are very dear friends. I preached at their wedding ten years ago. But I preached at her funeral late November last year. Early one morning I received a message from him telling me that his wife was in a coma and it looked like she would not recover. They were in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Aging, Community, Spiritual Friendship
They laughed and yelled as they teased one another. They looked like a bunch of teenagers. Their average age: 50. Many were very senior in their chosen fields. For four days, they were just old friends, many of whom had not met up in a long time. Last weekend I had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 20, 2025 | 2025, Articles, Church, Community, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
Some of you will know that I have stopped taking church camps (https://graceworks.com.sg/no-church-camps-for-now/). You may be wondering why, then, am I still ministering at church camps. Well, the latest one I took, with the Centre of New Life...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 4, 2025 | 2025, Gratitude, Spiritual Friendship
A few months ago I discovered that one of my lecturers when I was at Regent College, Dr Roy Bell, had passed away. I did my Master of Divinity (MDiv) there. It was jointly offered by Regent and Carey Hall, a Baptist College. Regent would offer more of the classic...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 16, 2025 | 2025, Graceworks, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
Last night someone asked us what Graceworks is all about. It gave me a chance to try a new tagline that has been on my mind the last few days: “Friendship — At the Heart of All We Do” Our mission statement from the word go was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 22, 2025 | 2025, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
I was about to email Laurel Gasque to request an endorsement for a book on spiritual mentoring I am writing. But before I could, I received the following news from Susan, a common friend. A few hours ago Michelle Gasque went to visit her mother (her “mum”...
