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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 25, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
“Can you please pray for my friend? She has just suffered a miscarriage.” The two friends had approached me for prayer during prayer ministry time at the end of the worship service. Many were coming forward to be prayed for. I don’t know why these two came to me. It...
by Bernice Lee | Sep 7, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Loving Others, Suffering
My friend David was diagnosed with Motor Neurone (Lou Gehrig’s) Disease in 1986. He was in his forties and was in a good place both in his career as well as in church. By 1992 he was a quadriplegic confined to his wheelchair and needing help for all his basic needs....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 17, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
There are places you associate with different chapters in your life. The 1 Utama Shopping Mall in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, is one I will always associate with a very difficult chapter in mine. It was a time when it was just the three of us: me and sons...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 13, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
In a few weeks I will be leading a workshop at a Counselling Conference. The topic of my workshop? The Wounded Healer: The Blessings of Brokenness. Perhaps it is a counselling seminar so dealing with pain is a given. There are still some in the Christian community,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 13, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
One of my best experiences in 2011 was teaching a course on Spiritual Mentoring and Spiritual Direction at Singapore Bible College. Apparently the course had helped the students too. Student feedback was enthusiastic. So I looked forward to teaching the course again....
