by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 14, 2025 | 2025, Articles, Discipleship, Intergenerational, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
He was a young doctor, in his late 20s. I am close to 70. He was showing me around his town when he turned to me and asked, at my age, what advice would I give to someone his age? I paused for a while. I don’t usually get asked this. (Wonder why?) And I usually...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 24, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Articles, Death & Grief, Discipleship, Faith, Growth, Soo-Inn Tan
Captain Yugi Nagata: We’re going to die! Alex Hopper: We are going to die. You’re going to die, I’m going to die, we’re all going to die… just not today. Battleship 2002 Last Wednesday I had the privilege of preaching at the Ash Wednesday service of my church...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 16, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Discipleship, Relationships, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
I recall reading a long time ago that when some people asked the late John Stott how he maintained his faithfulness to Christ and his calling, he replied, “daily Bible study and prayer”. I think I remember correctly. For many of us in the evangelical tradition, Bible...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 9, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Discipleship, Mentoring, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
Have you heard of the term “reverse mentoring”? I first encountered it recently in a BBC article. Traditional notions of mentoring are top down: senior leaders guiding lower-level staff. But the tides are changing — and younger workers are now teaching up. Senior...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 21, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Discipleship, Mentoring, Soo-Inn Tan
What is spiritual mentoring? The answer to this question is needed more than ever because the need for spiritual mentoring has never been greater. Two years of Covid has upended our lives and many are seeking the help of safe, wise, and loving friends to help process...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 28, 2021 | 2021, Apologetics, Articles, Discipleship, Loving Others, Obedience & Faithfulness, Soo-Inn Tan
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”(1 Peter 3:15b NIV) I am doing my daily Bible readings in the book of 1 Peter these days and I came across the above verse again. It is a verse that is often...
