by Soo-Inn Tan | May 30, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Growth
I hate change. Give me the security of familiarity. I rejoice in the warmth of familiar faces and familiar places. Change takes so much out of me. But I have also come to terms with the fact that change is the perfect backdrop for divine encounters. In times of change...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 23, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Sacrifice
[Spoiler: If you intend to watch the movie Iron Man, go watch before you read this commentary!] Old time Marvel Comics fans like myself feel that we have died and gone to heaven, celluloid heaven that is. I picked up my first comic books in the 60’s. They cost...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 16, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Church, Leadership
Why do key Christian leaders fall? Why do people who have been used mightily by the Lord get entangled in the sins of power, sex, or money, or some combination of the deadly three? The question came up when we having dinner with some good friends last night. With...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 12, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Do you know the no.1 reason why people resign from their jobs? Because they do not feel appreciated. This is the conclusion of the U.S. Department of Labour as cited in the book, How Full is your Bucket? (Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, New York: Gallup Press, 2004,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 5, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Happiness, Life Issues
If I had remained in Melbourne, I would have been happy and that is all I would have been. We were having dinner with a new friend a few evenings ago. A Malaysian, he shared about his time in Melbourne. It was a significant time. He went to university there. He found...