by Kara Martin | Jun 19, 2020 | 2020, Articles, COVID-19, Life Issues, Work & Vocation, World Issues
There have been a lot of terrible things that have happened in the area that takes up most of our lives, that is work, during this time of coronavirus: Many people have lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic; and hardest hit are people with precarious work in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 5, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, God, God's Love, Loving Others, Racism, World Issues
Dear friends, Greetings from all at the Graceworks team. First off, I want to thank all those who have helped to support our work in these difficult times. This means a lot to us, both the material support and the love and trust behind it. I had planned to write...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 29, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, COVID-19, Loving Others, World Issues
The first mission given to humankind was this: “Be fruitful and increase in number;” (Genesis 1:28a NIV) They couldn’t do this over Zoom. Jesus told us to wash one another’s feet (John 13:1–17). Can’t do this over Zoom either. At least four times in the New Testament...
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 | May 8, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Church, Community, COVID-19, World Issues
This past Lunar New Year was special and will remain in my heart for a long, long time. Everyone was back — family from Canada, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. Over great food we swapped stories, teased each other, and shared our struggles — we were family. One...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 24, 2020 | 2020, Articles, COVID-19, Death & Grief, Dependence on God, God, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose, World Issues
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) suggests that the discomfort we are feeling in the midst of the present Covid virus pandemic is grief. This makes sense since grief is our response to loss and we have lost so much. I am aware that different people...
