by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 13, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Suffering, Violence, World Issues
I lost a wife to lung cancer. After been touched by pain and tragedy I can never again be glib about the pain of others. On the anniversary of September 11th I look afresh at the impossible pictures. It is too much. The pain represented there is way too much for me to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 6, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
In his book WORKING THE ANGLES, Eugene Peterson points out the following: ” The Deuteronomy reason for Sabbath-keeping is that our ancestors in Egypt went four hundred years without a vacation (Deuteronomy 5:15). Never a day off. The consequence: they were no...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 30, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Word
“When Jesus gathered the twelve disciples he communicated with them orally. Likewise the crowds who heard him came without notebooks and left without paperback copies of ‘The Good News According to Jesus’. They simply had to retain his message by...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 23, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Glory
curriculum vitae: “a summary of somebody’s career and qualifications” Have you ever noticed how long-winded God can get when He introduces Himself? Take for example the time He introduces Himself to Moses from the burning bush: “I am the God of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 16, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
“What do people do when their earnings are less predictable, their jobs less secure, and their incomes potentially higher or lesser than before? They work harder. Not only do they put in more hours on the job, they also work more intensively.” Robert . B....