by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 8, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Church, Community, God, God's Word
It appears that everything significant is birthed in blood. Regent College (Vancouver) was no different. When she first opened her doors in 1970, six students enrolled. Two were killed in a car crash before school started. Yet today, Regent is recognized as a cutting...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 5, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Mentoring, Movies & Television
Finally got round to watching ‘School Of Rock’ (movie). I was feeling a bit under the weather, recovering from a mild viral infection. So, to pick up my spirits, I: a) prayed; b) fasted; c) read scripture; d) went out and got a DVD. No prizes for those who...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 25, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Family, Growth, Parenting
“Dad, what does it mean to be emotionally healthy?”, Andrew, no. 2 son asked me. I was giving him a ride to a tuition class and was giving him one of my standard spiels about balanced development. As I periodically tell my sons, “you gotta grow, not...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 20, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
The apostle Paul received his call to ministry on the road to Damascus. I received mine in the Song River Cafe (Gurney Drive, Penang, Malaysia). I was having supper with some church friends after Wednesday night prayer meeting. (Baptists are specialists in prayer and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 13, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I was chatting with a dentist over the weekend. We were at a church camp where I was one of the speakers. I guess it’s not everyday that you discover that your camp speaker is also a dentist, albeit one who last touched a pair of forceps in 1981. She asked me...
