by Jesselyn Ng | Dec 5, 2025 | 2025, Community, Following Jesus, Loving Others
Karl grew up in a church with a vibrant youth ministry, which he was very happy to be part of. He had a small circle of three close friends who were always there for him—attending services together, praying together, going for meals together. But when their...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 28, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, Evangelism, Following Jesus
I was having lunch with some friends when one of them turned to me and asked: “Why is it that there are so many non-Christians who behave more Christianly than many who identify as Christians?” This is a question that raises many more questions, and to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 4, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, Discipleship, Evangelism, Following Jesus
I spent an intense but very meaningful weekend with the Petaling Jaya Evangelical Free Church in Selangor, Malaysia. I was one of the speakers at their Disciple Making Conference. The Lord had spoken to them five years ago that this was to be their focus going...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 17, 2025 | 2025, Afterlife, Aging, Death & Grief, Jesus' Death
Sometimes I think of a dear friend and it hits me afresh that that friend has passed away. Although we know that in the end death comes to all of us, it’s not a truth that we really “know”. We live as though we will live forever unless a debilitating...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 6, 2024 | 2024, Community, Following Jesus
I was privileged to witness a baptism service last Sunday. There were five baptismal candidates. The oldest was 61, the youngest 24. One spoke in Chinese, the rest in English. There were three men and two women. One was a limousine driver, one an undergraduate, one a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 5, 2024 | 2024, Death & Grief, Hope, Jesus' Resurrection
I had the privilege of bringing the Easter sermon to a church we are close to last Sunday. Early in Holy Week I received news that a family in the community had lost a son. He had taken his own life. I struggled with how I should present the Easter sermon. I...
