by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 6, 2023 | 2023, Following Jesus, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
If you are into new year resolutions, I hope strengthening friendships will be one of your commitments. We need to intentionally cultivate friendships in a lonely world because we need friends. Here are five things you can do to build friendships. 1. Spending...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 21, 2022 | 2022, Following Jesus, God, God's Will
Last Saturday (Oct 15th) Bernice and I were privileged to be at an event that celebrated Rev Dr Daniel Chua's 65th birthday. Graceworks was also privileged to help put together the Festschrift to honour him and I had the further privilege to contribute an essay to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 16, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Jesus, Jesus' Life, Loving Others, Spiritual Friendship
There is one thing the synoptic gospels agree on — Jesus spent a lot of time eating with “undesirables”, so much so that the religious leaders of the day were upset that He spent so much time with sinners. (For the record, we are all sinners.) The...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 2, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Following Jesus, Jesus, Spiritual Friendship
What does it mean to be a friend? In recent times I have been looking to the gospel of John for some answers. John is the gospel where Jesus calls His disciples friends (John 15:14), and then commands them to love each other as He has loved them (John 15:12). The love...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 15, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Following Jesus, Growth, Loving Others
There is a certain simplicity in how one views things as one gets older. For example, there is greater clarity as to what should be the imperatives that should define the life of a disciple. I have been taking a long hard look at John Chapter 15 — part of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 27, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Discernment, Following Jesus, God, God's Will, Jesus
Have you heard of the phrase “What would Jesus do?” The Wikipedia article on this is helpful. The phrase “What would Jesus do?”, often abbreviated to WWJD, became popular particularly in the United States in the late 1800s after the widely read...
