by Dr David Teo | Dec 10, 2025 | 2025, Christian Identity, Dependence on God, Meaning & Purpose, Mental Illness, Young Adult Ministry
“Meaningless! Meaningless! … Everything is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2 NIV) That ancient refrain regularly resounds in modern consulting rooms. A Story of Confronting Death Recently, I met a young lady who by all outward measures...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 25, 2025 | 2025, God's Grace, Growth, Mental Illness
I am always very touched when youth allow this grandpa to spend time with them. Last Sunday afternoon I had the privilege to share at Covenant Evangelical Free Church’s combined youth service held at their Woodlands campus. It was one of a number of sermons...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 13, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Life Issues, Loving Others, Mental Illness
I enjoy preaching. I think it’s one of my gifts. When I get invited to speak on a new subject, I relish the challenge. But not last night. I am still not sure how it happened but I found myself the main speaker on the first session of a three-day conference on the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 20, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Hope, Life Issues, Mental Illness
The 2018 World Cup concluded recently, and my darling wife Bernice reminded me that it has been 20 years since my struggle with clinical depression. The 1998 world cup was on. Ricky Martin was celebrating the Cup of Life. I normally enjoy watching a good game of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 1, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Life Issues, Mental Illness
I remember the onset of my clinical depression. I had just preached at the ordination service of a good friend. I was then to a join a young adults evangelistic camp. As I was driving away from the ordination service, it happened. It was as though someone turned off...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 29, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Life Issues, Mental Illness, Suffering
Recently I was talking to a girl who told me she was suffering from depression. I had just given a talk where I’d mentioned that I had struggled with depression some years ago, and she felt encouraged to share with me her own struggles. Everyone’s journey is unique...
