by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 15, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
In these days of daily scientific innovation, it’s hard to remember a time when battery-powered toys first appeared. I recall a toy tank I had that ran on batteries. It had a very cool feature. When it ran against a wall or any immovable obstacle, it would pause...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Media, Movies & Television
Scooby-doo was one of my favourite cartoon series when I was growing up. So when I saw it on again a few days ago, I thought I’d make a trip down memory lane. I was disappointed and a bit scared. This was no Scooby-doo from my childhood. A basic premise had been...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 1, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Love, Jesus, Jesus' Death
How do you address your father? I call my father “pa”, pronounced “pa-h”. (I call my mother “mummy” but that’s another story.) Jesus called his heavenly Father, “Abba”. I’m not sure how he addressed Joseph,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 29, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Church, Small Groups
Have you heard of the following: CG, GG, HFG, HG, YWAF? They stand for, cell group, growth group, home fellowship group, home group, and young working adults fellowship, respectively. They are but a sampling of the many ways Christians assemble for community. Some of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2002 | 2002, Afterlife, Articles, Life Issues
We are stardust We are golden And we’ve got to get ourselves Back to the garden. “Woodstock” Joni Mitchell Suddenly the world feels like a very dangerous place. You are on vacation and a bomb violently takes your life. You go about your business and...