by Priscilla | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, Articles, God, God's Provision, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
There is the very real possibility that growing older makes one more cynical. We may be able to identify with the Preacher in Ecclesiastes, and his repeated refrain that “all is vanity”. His endeavours to seek meaning in life—turning to wisdom (Eccl...
by Priscilla | Jun 3, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Dependence on God, God, God's Provision, Obedience & Faithfulness
The account in Exodus 3 is commonly known as the call of Moses. I identified with this story and found it particularly comforting when, at the age of 16, I was asked to lead a cell group in the youth ministry . In Exodus 3, I saw this great hero of faith...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 29, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Death & Grief, God's Provision
Earlier this evening (28th Oct) I shared a devotion from Luke 4:22–30 which includes the following verses (vv. 22–30): All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 12, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Family, God, God's Provision, Growing Old, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
This is how I spent my 66th birthday. In the morning I gave a talk to a group of teachers in Pakistan that focused on the condescending love of Christ. In the afternoon I drafted the previous eCommentary, essentially stating that it was difficult to have one narrative...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 12, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Discernment, God, God's Provision, God’s Sovereignty
“No, don’t sweep the floor on the first day of Chinese New Year. You will sweep all our luck away!” Growing up in Penang I associated the Lunar New Year with many instructions like the above. There were a number of things one had to do or not do so as not to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, God, God's Provision
It’s been a long time since I wrote on “faith healing”, the conviction that if we have enough faith, God will surely heal us. That’s because I haven’t heard a sermon on faith healing in a long time. I heard one recently. And as I have written before, as in many...
