by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 19, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
This seems to be a tough time for many of my friends. One has been laid off for about three months. He has young kids and a mortgage to pay off. He was the only breadwinner. In his 40s, his job prospects are grim. Another is a missionary in a foreign land. Someone...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 14, 2001 | 2001, Art & Beauty, Articles, Media
I awoke at 3.25am on the morning of July 4th. It may have been residual jet lag. Maybe it was a divine nudge. Or maybe I needed to go to the bathroom. Whatever it was, I was awake and for one of the few times in my life, I was overwhelmed by a vision of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 7, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, Redemption
What happens when an appliance in your house breaks down? The heating filament in my oven toaster broke about a year ago. It would have been much more expensive to repair it than to buy a new one. So we threw the broken one away and bought another. This seems to be a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 28, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
The pulpit is a very dangerous place. Preach badly and you are guilty of making God’s word sound dull and ineffective. Do it well and immediately the ego is in danger of deadly pride. Some of us are called to walk this dangerous tight rope on a regular basis....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 26, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Family, Parenting
I remember the day Stephen, my No.1 son was born. I remember carrying him in my arms. I remember carrying him and wandering all over the maternity hospital long after visiting hours were over. I couldn’t bear to let him go. The nurses finally caught on to us and...
