by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Once I was in a small group that was discussing a sermon I had just preached. It was the first of two sermons on the deeds of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:13–26). It was a tough day for one of the group members to be confronted by the demands of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 16, 2013 | 2013, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Justice, World Issues
PUTRAJAYA – The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Catholic weekly, The Herald, will not be allowed to use the word “Allah” in its Bahasa Malaysia edition. A three-member panel, led by Federal court Judge Mohamed Apandi Ali unanimously ruled in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 10, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
“Holy Spirit we invite You to come. You are welcome here. Come and empower us. Come and lead us to give You the worship You deserve.” How many times have you heard a worship leader begin a worship service with a prayer like that, or something similar? I understand the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 25, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
“Can you please pray for my friend? She has just suffered a miscarriage.” The two friends had approached me for prayer during prayer ministry time at the end of the worship service. Many were coming forward to be prayed for. I don’t know why these two came to me. It...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 18, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living
I was preaching in SIBKL (sibkl.org.my) recently and Pastor Chew, the senior pastor, gave me a warm and generous introduction. He ended his introduction by saying that though I was now based in Singapore, I was still a Malaysian. It felt good to be reminded that I was...