by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 6, 2026 | 2026, God's Word, Preaching & Teaching
Recently I spoke at a church that uses the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) as its main Bible translation. I believe they would have used the English Standard Version as an alternative. I have no problems with these translations and find them useful in many ways. But...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 30, 2026 | 2026, God's Will, Rest & Busyness
Yesterday morning a pastor friend messaged me to ask if I had followed up on a brother who had gone through very difficult and complex relational problems. I had walked with that brother for a while and wanted to follow up with him. I’m sure I told him that I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 16, 2026 | 2026, Aging, Dependence on God, Third Agers
Is an 80-year-old person old? Are his or her best years behind him/her? When I first read the story of Moses and his mission to rescue his people from Egypt when he was 80, I assumed that he was an exception to the norm. It was a special case and Moses had been given...
by Priscilla | Dec 26, 2025 | 2025, Aging, Articles, Dependence on God, Generations Project, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness, Third Agers
Dr Calvin Chong The Gospel of Luke is filled with accounts of the overlooked and underestimated in society—marginalised women (1:39–56; 7:36–50; 8:1–3), the poor and economically burdened (1:52–53; 4:18; 6:20–21), social outsiders (2:8–20; 5:12–16; 10:25–37;...
by Ruth Quek | Dec 19, 2025 | 2025, Death & Grief, God's Word, God’s Sovereignty, Obedience & Faithfulness
What would you do if God chose to take away one of your children? Most of us hope never to face such a question. For a long time, I never imagined I would have to answer it myself. Yet, through unexpected sorrow, I discovered profound truths about God’s...
by Dr David Teo | Dec 10, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, Dependence on God, Meaning & Purpose, Mental Illness, Young Adult Ministry
“Meaningless! Meaningless! … Everything is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2 NIV) That ancient refrain regularly resounds in modern consulting rooms. A Story of Confronting Death Recently, I met a young lady who by all outward measures...