by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 1, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Christian Living, Family, Forgiveness, Parenting
Dad was the youngest son of a peranakan family. Mum is the oldest girl from a Hong Kong family. They had their fights. It didn’t help that dad was a people oriented person and mum was goal oriented. Not only did they fight, they continued their fight in me. I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 25, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Church, Community, Work & Vocation
Lately I’ve received a few invitations to return to the pastorate. They are all invitations to join pastoral teams. I wonder if the Lord will allow me to return to the pastorate one more time. But of this I am sure. God has to lead the way. I am not looking for...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 21, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Loving Others, Work & Vocation
Last Sunday night I met up with one of my NextUp cohorts. (NextUp is a small group ministry run by Grace@Work that seeks to help emerging Christian leaders clarify their vocations. ) During the meeting one of the members said that there was a danger that you could be...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 14, 2006 | 2006, Articles, God, God's Grace
I preached on Deuteronomy 17 last Sunday, a chapter that contains the following instructions. “Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you, in one of your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 4, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
In the end its really moot if its God’s permissive will or if its God’s perfect will or some other category of divine will. The fact is it’s cancer. The fact is I have two close friends fighting cancer. Therefore please understand why I look more...
