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Disney movies, Moana and the human heart

December 14, 2024December 20, 2024 by Susan An

I’ve always been a fan of Disney movies. As a child growing up in the 90s, I was there for every new release, ready to sing along to songs that would become classics. I haven’t yet seen the new Moana movie, but I loved the first one. I loved that it was…

Ministry Youth & Kids

My Greatest Recommendations for Kids – You Are Special

May 9, 2023May 7, 2023 by Susan An

You Are Special by Max Lucado is a rare book that accomplishes two very difficult things for a children’s book: It teaches something important and profound about God. It’s entertaining for children and adults alike. The ‘Wemmicks’ are a fictional…

Christian Living Ministry

Where to go when faith feels dry: Interview with Susan An

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 by Susan An

When do you notice this sense of ‘dry faith’ happening, in you or perhaps in others? I notice it happening when people have been ‘comfortable’ for a long time. As in, there’s nothing dramatically going wrong, or spectacularly well either. Like…

ACR Journal Evangelism

The Importance of Mission to the Nations

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by Susan An

Famous last words. We are often curious to know what the last words were for a person that was meaningful to us. There is something deeply revealing about who they were, what their values were and what they were thinking about in their last moments. …

Christian Living

Waiting

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by Susan An

We are not a culture that is adept at waiting. Whenever we are in a queue, most people whip out their phones to entertain themselves. A popular app was ‘Beat the Q’, which let you order coffee on the way so that when you arrived, it would be waiting…

Christian Living Ministry

Dementia and the Christian: Will Jesus remember me if I’ve forgotten him?

September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 by Susan An

“She was a wonderful mother and a devoted wife”, he said, holding her hand. She sadly didn’t meet his gaze but rather looked past him, glassy-eyed and unseeing. As her speech pathologist I was sitting by her bedside, watching her not recognise…

Youth & Kids

Facebook rant vs. facing up: Which would you choose?

March 7, 2018March 3, 2018 by Susan An

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