I was looking forward to this retreat. I was eager to learn about John Calvin’s understanding and practice of prayer. I have “The Institutes of Christian Religion” in my library, but I have never read it. Dr Jimmy Tan was giving input during this silent retreat, which ran from August 20-22, 2026. I was there […]
I was glad to be able to facilitate a day retreat with the Yishun Christian Church (Anglican) worship ministry. It was held on a Saturday at the church sanctuary of the Tamil congregation. There were twenty-plus participants. It was from 9.30AM to 4PM. We had four sessions in all, with lunch in the middle and […]
“Why am I having this bout of gout at this time? I can hardly walk.” When I was pastoring, if this had happened before the Sunday I was scheduled to preach, I would inform the church staff, and someone would have taken over. But now it was a First-timers Silent Retreat! I ended up hobbling […]