by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024, Relationships
. . . we come to know ourselves and others through sharing the stories of our lives. (1) In my first meeting (Zoom) with Rob Loane and the late Randy Reese, leaders of Vantage Point3, I was asked to share a few stories that defined my life, before we talked business....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 28, 2024 | 2024, Gratitude, Loving Others, Relationships
Last Saturday I took a Grab to a ministry event in Chapel of Christ the Redeemer which is located on the premises of St Hilda’s School. As usual, I tried to strike up a conversation with the driver. (The conversation was 70% in Hokkien, 30% in English.) ...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 31, 2024 | 2024, Discernment, Meaning & Purpose, Relationships, Work & Vocation
Tomorrow it’ll be June. Soon, we will be halfway through 2024. It’s a good time for a mid-year life check. There are at least four things that make life meaningful. * Communion — our walk with God * Community — our walk...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 10, 2024 | 2024, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
This is the second of four articles on a Framework for life. It was written with new house officers in mind. If you were to start reading the Bible from Genesis 1:1 onwards, the first negative you will encounter is Genesis 2:18, “…it is not good...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 26, 2024 | 2024, Loving Others, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
I remember the evening clearly. It was a rainy night. We were having dinner at a club a little down the road from P.J.’s famous first A & W restaurant. He was one of the elders of a church that was standing with me at a very dark time in my life. He...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 8, 2023 | 2023, Loneliness, Loving Others, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
A time of rapid and many changes brings many opportunities and many dangers. Scott and Gratton write: As we live longer lives with more transitions we now have an opportunity to rethink how we form and sustain relationships. The adaptability and flexibility of...