by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 4, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Church, Leadership
The following paragraph from the 23 February 2022 issue of the Singapore Straits Times caught my eye: Companies with a high proportion of board directors and senior executives aged over 60 delivered lower returns on assets compared with others, an inaugural...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 25, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
The last few days, two people close to us passed away. It seems to be a season of deaths. The most significant loss I suffered was the death of mum in October last year. The Christian narrative is that those who die in Christ go home to the Lord (Philippians 1:23)...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 4, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Evangelism
I first heard about the three Cs of being human from R. Paul Stevens. From the creation accounts, he pointed out that humanity was defined by three “calls”. First was communion, the call to relate to God. (Gen 2:7; 3:8) Second was community,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 28, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Jesus' Death, Media, Movies & Television
[Spoilers ahead: What, you haven’t watched Spider-man: No Way Home yet?] Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) is not a perfect movie. As Paris Marx reminds us, a Peter Parker with the patronage of Tony Stark and now Stark Enterprises is not the poor boy from a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 21, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Discipleship, Mentoring, Soo-Inn Tan
What is spiritual mentoring? The answer to this question is needed more than ever because the need for spiritual mentoring has never been greater. Two years of Covid has upended our lives and many are seeking the help of safe, wise, and loving friends to help process...