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Nicole Zhiqing Tan

Apr 15, 2025, 5:28 PM

Dear readers, In 1961, the Berlin Wall split a city, a people, and an ideology. It served to protect East Germany but became a barrier to freedom, trust, and unity. Across history, walls have played dual roles—offering security while sowing...

Apr 10, 2025, 5:15 AM

Freedom: A Shared Struggle and a Sacred Responsibility

Dear readers, I don’t know about your experience, but understanding freedom can be both an inspiring and overwhelming experience. Instead of writing up my article for yesterday, I decided to email an American Christian missionary to children and adolescent living in...

Apr 8, 2025, 12:00 AM

Psalm 8, Isaiah 9:6, and Bentley’s Vision of Pluralism

Dear Readers, If Bentley A. F. were alive today, he might marvel at how his concept of pluralism—where interest groups shape governance—has evolved in the modern world. His idea, rooted in the mechanisms of competing interests, offers a lens through...

Apr 6, 2025, 4:30 PM

Outward Bound: Righteousness, Resilience, and Revolution

Dear readers, Do you know the well-known phrase ‘outward bound’, often referred to in education, has a naval origin? ‘Outward bound’ is the term used in navigation about a ship leaving a harbor and sailing into the open sea. It symbolizes...

Apr 5, 2025, 12:15 AM

Threads of Faith, Unity, and Fabric of Our World

Dear readers, Psalm 6 intertwines with the story of Nehemiah 4:6, speaking to the universal human experience of struggle and hope. Psalm 6 opens with an anguished plea for mercy, revealing the psalmist's vulnerability and faith in the healing power...

Apr 3, 2025, 7:08 PM

Meditations, Mercies, and the Global Stage

Dear readers, Psalm 5 calls us to lift our voices to God in the morning, seeking His guidance and rejoicing in His righteousness. The psalmist paints a vivid picture of divine justice—a God who shields the faithful and abhors wickedness....

About Me

Marathon runner with an enduring interest in Social Psychological research. I am fluent in four languages and I continue travelling to many countries. My writing interests include topics in international politics, geography and economics, at times, I like to speculate technology which seeks to benefit and advance humanity. I am thankful for the Times of Israel allowing me a free-speech platform, in reaching my message to a wide audience of the English-speaking world. As always, I am unashamedly a Christian writer.