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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 23, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I met up with a younger colleague in ministry. We had first connected about seven years ago when I relocated to Singapore. He was on staff with another church and we would meet up periodically to talk about ministry and life in general. We had not met for a while....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 15, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
The following was one of the case studies we looked at during the recent Annual Fellowship Meeting (AFM) of the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship (CMDF), Singapore. (It is a composite story drawn from different cases.) You are doing locum work in a neighbourhood...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 13, 2014 | 2005, Articles, Happiness, Life Issues
“In every life we have some trouble When you worry you make it double Don’t worry, be happy…” [Bobby McFerrin] “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
Two very important people in my life took long-distance flights recently. Son Andrew flew back to Toronto. And Bernice was flying back from Chicago. You pray, you hope that their flights would be safe and uneventful. They were. I am sure there were those who prayed...