by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 16, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Discipleship, Relationships, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
I recall reading a long time ago that when some people asked the late John Stott how he maintained his faithfulness to Christ and his calling, he replied, “daily Bible study and prayer”. I think I remember correctly. For many of us in the evangelical tradition, Bible...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 18, 2022 | 2022, Relationships
I have been teaching courses in seminaries for a long time. One of the things I do is try to meet up with small groups of students over a meal and get the whole class over to our house for dinner. I can do the latter because Bernice does the heavy lifting in preparing...
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...
