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 | Jun 12, 2025 | 2025, Articles, Christian Living, Discipleship, Holy Spirit, Soo-Inn Tan
Last Sunday the church celebrated Pentecost Sunday. We commemorated the momentous event recorded in Acts 2 when God’s Spirit was poured out on all of God’s people who gathered in Jerusalem. We must remember that in the Old Covenant, the Spirit was only poured out on...
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 | May 22, 2025 | 2025, Aging, God's Will, Third Agers, Work & Vocation
I visited a friend in hospital yesterday and one of the things we talked about was the different stages of being old. Never knew this was a thing till recently. Here is how ChatGPT breaks it down: Young-old: Ages 65–74 * Often still active,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 2, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, God’s Sovereignty, Governance, Singapore
Whenever a general election approaches, whether in Singapore, Malaysia, the US, wherever, three thoughts normally come to mind. 1. First, all earthly leaders have clay feet. The giant statue in Daniel’s vision looked impressive (Daniel 2:31–45). In...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 25, 2025 | 2025, Discipleship, God's Love, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
What are some principles for ministering to young people? Recently I have been clearing out my books and of course I rediscovered some gems that I had forgotten about. One was Hear My Story (2003) by Dean Borgman. Although a bit dated it still contains much...
