by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 12, 2006 | 2006, Articles, God, God's Will
This week I was reminded afresh that the search for truth comes at a very high price. In Malaysia, a leading academic resigned after his work was considered “rubbish” by a high government official and his own think tank publicly distanced itself from his...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 6, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Battling Sin, Christian Living
If you have committed some horrendous sin, adultery let’s say, where will you go to get the help you need? (I am assuming you understand that sin is wrong and that it will destroy you and others if not dealt with.) Well I do not know who you will go to but I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 29, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Dependence on God, God
I am exhausted. I am half way through a seven day conference and I am tired. (I am at the Lausanne Young Leaders gathering and I guess that is part of the problem. It’s been sometime since I was a young leader.) This conference follows a great retreat I had with...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 22, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Homosexuality, World Issues
In their commentary on Romans, M Eugene Boring and Fred B. Craddock have this to say about homosexuality: “The Christian ethical perspective on homosexuality is a complex subject involving legal, social, psychological, and medical points of view as well as...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 15, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Christian Living, Obedience & Faithfulness
A long time ago, in another life, I worked as a pastor. The highlight of my week then was finding out the worship attendance of the most recent worship service. If the numbers were up, I felt a certain joy, a hidden gladness, a secret pride of my church and my...
