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Striving in His perfection

Josephus receiving the Pro Bono Ambassador Award by the Law Society of Singapore in 2013. This second part of Josephus Tan’s compelling testimony continues from the February 2019 issue of…
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Seek the welfare of Singapore

The 70th Anniversary of the Inter Religious Organisation (IRO) was celebrated at the Fullerton Hotel on 19 Dec 2018.  This charity dinner was sponsored by the Far East Organisation, with…
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Faith and Culture

Many years ago, I met a group of Chinese Christians who do not believe in celebrating the Lunar New Year. The festival, in their view, has its roots in a…
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Breaking old patterns

People are creatures of habit. Some habits, such as a habit of saving, serve us well. Others, like broken records, churn out the same tunes with annoying repetition. Some interpersonal conflicts resemble broken records. Although we see the futility of engaging in them, we seem powerless to resist the urge to be drawn into them.

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Tradition vs. faith

“Tradition” is a word that is often disparaged as representing what is passé, old-fashioned, impractical, intransigent or rigid. To some, it even connotes superstition, and handing down a tradition is…
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Striving in His perfection

If you judged him by his appearance, you might never guess Josephus Tan’s actual profession. You might think him a model for hair products with his long silky locks (he…
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The Heart of Giving

On Good Friday about 2,000 years ago, Christ demonstrated the perfect example of love and humility by giving Himself to save His people. In Philippians 2:3–4, Paul exhorts believers to…
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God the Spirit, Guide and Guardian

The season between Epiphany Sunday (6 Jan) and Ash Wednesday (6 March) is called “Ordinary Time”. The word “ordinary” connotes the ordinal numbers used to designate the Sundays: for example,…
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