by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 5, 2022 | 2022, Evangelism, Loving Others, Relationships
Here’s a question to my brothers and sisters, and to myself: “Do you have any friends who are not followers of Jesus? Good friends?” This may be a question we have to take seriously because it appears that this was the main way people were brought to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 29, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents, Relationships
Who are our heroes? Usually, they are people who do spectacular things and whose stories appear in the papers and in social media. Let me introduce you to one of my heroes — Uncle Henry. He was the father of a member of one of our small groups. He passed away on 24...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Loving Others, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
When was the last time you listened to someone? Really listened, without thinking about what you wanted to say next, glancing down at your phone or jumping to offer your opinion? And when was the last time someone really listened to you? Was so attentive to what you...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 22, 2020 | 2020, Articles, COVID-19, Life Issues, Relationships, World Issues
A few days ago, I saw a Facebook posting about a wedding I helped conduct in 1998. There was an accompanying picture that showed the couple with me, half my present size and with black hair. I can’t remember the details of that wedding and, though the couple was very...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 1, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Life Issues, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
I have the privilege of teaching some courses at various seminaries. Often, at the end of a course, we would invite the students over to our home for dinner. We did this recently. This class was a small one and we could fit everyone around our dining table. At such...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 10, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Community, Relationships, Soo-Inn Tan
Photo credits: Adelene C A few evenings ago, Bernice and I attended the 88th birthday bash of her fourth aunt. The theme of the evening was Peranakan. Peranakans are an ethnic group descended from Chinese settlers from the southern provinces who came to the Malay...
