by Sharyn Ng | Aug 8, 2025 | 2025, Faith, God's Grace
Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 25, 2025 | 2025, God's Grace, Growth, Mental Illness
I am always very touched when youth allow this grandpa to spend time with them. Last Sunday afternoon I had the privilege to share at Covenant Evangelical Free Church’s combined youth service held at their Woodlands campus. It was one of a number of sermons...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 29, 2025 | 2025, God's Grace, Success
In my last visit to Petaling Jaya (Malaysia) I met up with an old college friend. We had not met up in person since college, about 48 years ago, though we had kept in touch over social media. We had both stayed in King Edward 7th Hall (KE Hall), a residential college...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024, God's Grace
Read Genesis 27 & 28 Jacob was a cheat. Guided by his mother, Jacob cheated his elder brother of his blessing by masquerading as his older brother to get the blessings from their father. Not a hint here that mother and younger son trusted God and His...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024, Corporate Worship, God's Glory, God's Grace
I was naughty and I gave the audience a trick question. I read out two passages that described an encounter between people and God. First, I read out the Isaiah 6:1–8 passage. Then I read the Luke15:11–32 passage. I asked them which picture of God they...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 22, 2024 | 2024, Faith, God's Grace
Once in a while, I will meet a young dentist or dental student who will remind me that I was once the chairman of the Sheep Farmers Club. They would have learnt this from one of their lecturers in the National University of Singapore dental faculty, Dr Vijayan...