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 | Oct 9, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Discernment, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
When someone comes to us with a book idea, one of the first things we ask the author is: Who is the intended audience? Who is this book meant for? When one writes for everyone, there is the danger it might engage no one. Last Saturday I had the joy of seeing my latest...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 25, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Growth, Life Issues, Loving Others, Suffering
I told her I was back in Penang to see my mum. Mum is 92, with dementia, and I don’t know how much more time I will have with her. She said she was back in Penang to see her brother. He had been in a coma for four months. Her brother was involved in a road traffic...
by David Wong | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020, Aging, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Life Issues
It’s a frightening thought…when we come to the end of our lives, what we believe will either uphold us or betray us. I moved into my seventies last year. Before then, I refused to think of growing old, just older. But as energy levels decline and memory recall slows...
by Tong-Ik Chuah | Aug 14, 2020 | 2020, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
For many adults, their sense of identity and significance are inextricably linked to their jobs. This changes abruptly, however, when they fully retire from paid employment. At first, retirement is an eagerly awaited event, but after months of travelling and doing the...
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...
