by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 16, 2023 | 2023, Following Jesus, Spiritual Friendship
In his study on friendship, Robin Dunbar discovered that there was a direct correlation between the strength of a friendship and the amount of time the friends spend with each other. He writes: How emotionally close we feel to someone is directly related to how much...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Community, Spiritual Friendship
Conversation: talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information is exchanged (Cambridge Dictionary) I first met him about two decades ago. I can’t say we were close...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 2, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
There seems to be a resurgence of interest in spiritual friendship. I am getting more invitations to speak on it and to help people experience it. Sales of our basic book on spiritual friendship, 3-2-1: Following Jesus in Threes (Singapore: Graceworks, 2013), are on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 18, 2023 | 2023, Articles, God's Love, God's Provision, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
I have been reading the Bible since I was a child. A stint is seminary gave me additional tools to hear God's voice more clearly and more accurately when I study the Scriptures. But as so many have testified, you can never exhaust what you learn from the Bible....
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 12, 2023 | 2023, Afterlife, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Spiritual Friendship
I was back in Penang recently and had breakfast with some old friends. We had all been in school together and have known each other for more than 60 years. We talked about things in the past, things in the present, and things yet unseen. There was a lot of loud...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 5, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Community, Following Jesus, Spiritual Friendship
On the evening of 3 April 2023, I had a great time with a pastor and his camp planning committee. They are a great bunch of people and I rejoiced in making some new friends. Apparently, this was the first time they had met up with a camp speaker to connect before a...
