by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 22, 2026 | 2026, Death & Grief, Spiritual Friendship, Widowhood
They are very dear friends. I preached at their wedding ten years ago. But I preached at her funeral late November last year. Early one morning I received a message from him telling me that his wife was in a coma and it looked like she would not recover. They were in...
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 Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 18, 2025 | 2025, Death & Grief, Family
Do dogs go to heaven? We ask again because we just bade goodbye to Toffee — our canine companion, the doggy member of the family — on Tuesday night. I had just come back from a conference in Bangkok the day before. Bernice was on the way back from...
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 | Jan 17, 2025 | 2025, Death & Grief, Spiritual Friendship, Widowhood
Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve. — Dr. Earl A. Grollman Yesterday (15 Jan) I met up with a friend for coffee. He lost...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024, Afterlife, Death & Grief, Hope
Last Saturday was nostalgia day. In the afternoon I had the privilege of speaking to a group of VCF (Varsity Christian Fellowship) alumni who were in college in the 1970s and ’80s. Shared some thoughts on leaving a legacy of faith. In the evening I was at a...
