by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 4, 2022 | 2022, Aging, Articles, Christian Identity, Third Agers
Dementia: Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Though dementia...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 14, 2022 | 2022, Aging, Articles, Third Agers
If I were to ask you how old you were, you would probably answer me with a number. However, a number may not tell me much about yourself except your chronological age. My mum was 94 when she passed away, but for the last ten yours of her life was struggling with...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 7, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Small Groups, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
The book was good, but the material was intense, and I knew I would need time to process what I was reading. So I “cheated” and read the last chapter. The book was The Connected Life by Todd W. Hall (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2022). What he wrote echoed...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 30, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Loving Others, Small Groups, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
A brother came up to me after I had preached a sermon on spiritual friendship. He said that he was very touched by the sermon. He had been in ministry for many years and had been friendly with many people. But that day it had struck him that he had no close personal...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 9, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Loving Others, Small Groups, Soo-Inn Tan
I have had the privilege of working with my friends in Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore, to help set up their new discipleship initiative, Discipleship Bands. Here is how they define a discipleship band: A “Discipleship Band” is a group of three or four people, who...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 8, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Christian Unity, Church, Loving Others
I just had an incredible three days speaking at the NUS Varsity Christian Fellowship Freshman Orientation Camp. When I first received the invitation I was stunned. I was a freshman in 1974! I wondered if I what I shared would be relevant. And I definitely didn’t...
