by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 23, 2009 | 2009, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
Last night I was speaking at a dinner for first year Christian dental students. It is hard to imagine that I was a freshman in dental school in 1974. Time has dulled both joy and terror but I still recall starting dental school as a major transition in my life. Not...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 24, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
I was chatting with a friend yesterday morning. His wife, also a dear friend, is fighting cancer with faith and courage. I said he must be very tired. He said he was but that he has also been energised by the fresh realisation of his own mortality. He talked about his...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 13, 2009 | 2009, Aging, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents, Life Issues
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. (Proverbs 23:22 TNIV) I was with mum the last few days. This is the first time I have visited with her this year since the Lunar New Year (January). She teased me numerous times...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 29, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Singapore’s ‘father of counselling’ Anthony Yeo, who had leukemia, died yesterday from complications. The veteran counsellor and consultant therapist at the Counselling and Care Centre was 60 years old. He was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 1, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Gratitude, Life Issues
It was an hour before we were supposed to board the plane. We were surprised when we were called to report to the boarding gate. (This was about 1.30 in the morning, after a weekend of ministry, after three weeks in the Pacific Northwest, waiting to board our...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 22, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
The restaurant was named Tutta Bella. The pizzas were delicious — and gluten free. That meant you could eat more and not feel too full. We had the house wine, Spanish, a little more tart than I had anticipated, but still reat. And the dessert… well…...
