by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 20, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Family, Parenting
We were doing some long overdue clearing of our house in PJ when I came across a birthday card I received from my dad and mum in 2002. Mum wrote a blessing in Chinese. Dad wrote the following: Happy Birthday to our only son, Tan Soo Inn. May God bless you and shower...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 10, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Family, Following Jesus, Honoring Parents, Jesus
Do you know what it means to be lonely? It is to be the only Christian in a Chinese family when a parent or close member of the family dies. Automatically the family is united in expressing their grief through the prescribed funeral rites. In Malaysia and Singapore...
by Bernice Lee | Oct 7, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents
Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go. (John 21:18 NIV) Earlier this week I had lunch...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 21, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Family, Happiness, Life Issues, Parenting
Like so many important things, parenting is something you learn to do in retrospect, which makes it a wild ride for child and parent as life is lived forward. This means most children have to forgive their parents for their mistakes. Recently I was reminded that there...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Family, Parenting
I am not sure as to the origins of Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday in May). I suspect it might have been started by someone from Hallmark cards but I am not sure. But no one would complain about another opportunity to recognise the sacrificial role that mothers play. I am...
by Bernice Lee | Oct 26, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Family, Parenting
During a recent trip to Hong Kong, I had the joy of attending Sunday service at a vibrant international church there, together with some dear friends. The pastor’s exposition on Romans 12:1 & 2 was illuminating and engaging as he drew from personal experience to...
