by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 24, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Death & Grief, Discipleship, Faith, Growing Old, Growth, Soo-Inn Tan
Captain Yugi Nagata: We’re going to die! Alex Hopper: We are going to die. You’re going to die, I’m going to die, we’re all going to die… just not today. Battleship 2002 Last Wednesday I had the privilege of preaching at the Ash Wednesday service of my church...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 4, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Identity, Growing Old, Seniors Ministry
Dementia: Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Though dementia...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 14, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Growing Old, Seniors Ministry
If I were to ask you how old you were, you would probably answer me with a number. However, a number may not tell me much about yourself except your chronological age. My mum was 94 when she passed away, but for the last ten yours of her life was struggling with...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 20, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Growing Old, Life Issues, Spiritual Maturity
In a recent talk, Philip Yancey said that the main reason people read memoirs was not to discover more about the people who wrote them but to discover more of themselves. It certainly felt that way when I read the following from Henri Nouwen’s Sabbatical Journey...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 12, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Family, God, God's Provision, Growing Old, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
This is how I spent my 66th birthday. In the morning I gave a talk to a group of teachers in Pakistan that focused on the condescending love of Christ. In the afternoon I drafted the previous eCommentary, essentially stating that it was difficult to have one narrative...
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...
