by Bernice Lee | Sep 29, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Family, Marriage
This past weekend was as intense as they come. Our family went through various rites of passage with friends and loved ones. A couple of our sons had fun at a baby shower, we rejoiced at the wedding of good friends, and we mourned the passing of a dear uncle. Tucked...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 21, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents
“Is this bottle of essence of chicken for me?” I asked. “Yes, ah mah (my mother) asked me to give that to you,” Yati, my mother’s maid answered. I hadn’t taken essence of chicken for a while. Mum used to give it to me a lot...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 7, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Family, Life Issues, Suffering, Widowhood
When Bernice and I visit a newly widowed friend, we will invariably be asked, “how long will it take?” No explanations needed. We know precisely what is being asked. How long before one gets over the crippling, agonising pain of loss? How long before life...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 20, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Family, Loving Others, Marriage
When was the last time you heard a sermon on 1 Corinthians chapter 13? Well, unless your church is going through a series on that book, I suspect the last time you heard a sermon on 1 Corinthians 13 was during a wedding. I have used that text to preach at weddings...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 30, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents
Bernice and I did a lightning visit to Penang this last Monday to Wednesday (Jan 25th-27th, 2010.). We went to visit my mum. Widowed, she lives with a maid in her home in Pulau Tikus. We have asked her to live with us in Singapore many times, but like many Penang...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 13, 2009 | 2009, Aging, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents, Life Issues
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. (Proverbs 23:22 TNIV) I was with mum the last few days. This is the first time I have visited with her this year since the Lunar New Year (January). She teased me numerous times...
