by Bernice Lee | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, Family, Loving Others
Soo Inn often quips when asked about his mum’s former role as Chairperson of the Penang Baptist Church Board, “She was the best man for the job!”. Known throughout the church as Deaconess Ho (何执事), mum was the one you would go to when you wanted to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 26, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Death & Grief, Growing Old, Life Issues
Watch this video, especially the segment at 3.00 – 3.30 min. Andy Lau is one of my favourite Hong Kong actors. I like many of his movies. In recent times, I have found myself drawn to the last scene from his movie Three Kingdoms — Resurrection of the Dragon (2008). In...
by Bernice Lee | Nov 6, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
Slightly over a year ago, I was introduced to De De by one of her many physicians, a caring young man who happened to be our son Mark’s old school pal. After I met her, I was in awe of the tenacity with which she was holding on to life, laughter, and God. And, if I’m...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 7, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, Hope, Life Issues
I found this journal entry from 23rd August 2019. This morning we visited Jim and Kit Packer. Jim is working on what he believes to be his last book, his “last long haul”, a book on the Anglican contribution to theology that he was cowriting with Don Lewis. He is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 24, 2020 | 2020, Articles, COVID-19, Death & Grief, Dependence on God, God, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose, World Issues
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) suggests that the discomfort we are feeling in the midst of the present Covid virus pandemic is grief. This makes sense since grief is our response to loss and we have lost so much. I am aware that different people...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, God, God’s Sovereignty, Growing Old, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
We just came back from Penang where we celebrated my mum’s 92nd birthday. (Mum has Alzheimer’s dementia, is recovering from a broken hip, and is staying in a nursing home in Penang.) We had a great time with mum. First we took her for lunch at a fish and chips place....
