by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 1, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
“Singapore Teacher’s Day: September 1st.” When I was young I thought my primary gifting was leadership. But every spiritual gifts profile test I took put teaching as my main gift. I have long accepted this to be true. (My mum, who will be 89 this year, has dementia...
by Bernice Lee | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
A good friend of ours from Seattle, Al Erisman, is currently in Singapore teaching a short course at a seminary. We finally met up for breakfast yesterday and had a great morning catching up on each other’s lives. We chatted about our families, ministries, and book...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 25, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Was back in Penang recently to spend time with mum. Of course I had to have Penang char kway teow. One evening I went to a coffee shop nearby to have char kway teow for dinner. While I was ordering, I felt a tap on my shoulder and someone called out, “Pastor!” I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 18, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Recently I had the privilege to share the gospel in various contexts. It gave me the opportunity to revisit how we do evangelism. More and more I am convinced we must start with questions and not the answers. Indeed, Jesus may be the answer but in our conversations...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 13, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I was having lunch with two senior civil servants a few days ago. At the end of lunch one of them had to rush off for a meeting. I had a few quiet moments with the other, a friend in Christ, who shared with me some good news. He had just been promoted. But he went on...
by Bernice Lee | Jun 13, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
’Tis the season for church camps here in Singapore. Which means a migratory pattern akin to that of the wildebeests in Africa or the bisons in North America. Well, perhaps we’re not quite like the thundering hordes that cross the Serengeti or the Great Plains, but we...
