by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 7, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God's Grace, Redemption
Parables are no fun when you know how they turn out. For example everyone knows about the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37). Heck, we all want to be the Good Samaritan. We know we should extend aid to all who need it even to those who despise us. The...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 31, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
It was a strange compliment. And it went something like this: “I really liked your sermon at the funeral service. It made me want to die.” For an Asian to voice anything resembling a death-wish is mucho ‘pantang'(taboo). I suspect this sentiment is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Job’s friends often receive bad press. When we hear the term it conjures up a picture of well meaning people who in their desire to help actually cause more hurt. To their credit, Job’s friends sat with him for seven days before venturing to speak...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2001 | 2001, Apologetics, Articles, Christian Living, Faith
In an article entitled “Religion and the Brain” (Newsweek,May 14, 2001, International Edition), Sharon Begley surveys the growing field of ‘Neurotheology’, the study of the biological basis for spirituality. Her article mentions among other...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 10, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring
“We all need someone higher, wiser, older to tell us we are not crazy after all, that what we are doing is all right. All right, hell, fine!” The late Ray Bradbury wrote the above in an essay entitled ‘Drunk, and in Charge of a Bicycle.’ In it...
