by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 8, 2015 | 2015, Afterlife, Articles, Life Issues
St Teresa of Avila (1515–1582) is supposed to have told God once when she was bucked off her horse into a river on the way to visit one of her monasteries: “Dear Lord, if this is how You treat Your friends, it is no wonder You have so few!” Quite a number of God’s...
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by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 24, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Mr Lee Sek Hin, my father-in-law, was kind to the end. With Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease, he had been bedridden for a while, unable to speak. Each day he got weaker. The doctors had told us to expect that he could pass on anytime for some time now. We...
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...
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by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 17, 2014 | 2014, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Suffering
Last Tuesday night (14 October) I had the privilege of leading a wake service for Jordan Lim. He had died after a valiant fight against cancer. He was eighteen. He was the youngest son of my pastor. I didn’t know Jordan well but from all I have heard, here was a brave...
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by Bernice Lee | Sep 19, 2014 | 2014, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Suffering
A whole new world has opened up to me; with many new friends I am in awe of. Papua New Guinea was not exactly on my bucket list, but God opened the door for me to train writers there. It was refreshing to be confronted once again by mountain ranges and huge swathes of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Suffering
A good friend’s wife passed away on Monday (September 1st, 2014). I had to leave for Penang on the following day to help my mum with a medical appointment. So I went to pay my respects on Monday evening. I repeated what I had told my friend a number of times — I would...
