by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 11, 2026 | 2026, Aging, Family
A few days ago, Bernice and I were at the supermarket. At this time of year, Chinese New Year music was playing, and suddenly I was gripped with melancholy. I thought of the many Chinese New Year family gatherings we used to have in our family home in Penang. Those...
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 Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 9, 2026 | 2026, Aging, Battling Sin
Does the road wind uphill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend. (Christina Rossetti, 1861) I was planning to return to this column by writing some inspirational piece to begin the year....
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 Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Aging, Community, Spiritual Friendship
They laughed and yelled as they teased one another. They looked like a bunch of teenagers. Their average age: 50. Many were very senior in their chosen fields. For four days, they were just old friends, many of whom had not met up in a long time. Last weekend I had...
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,...
