by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 18, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Preaching & Teaching, Soo-Inn Tan
At my mother’s funeral service, one of her students from teacher’s college gave one of the eulogies. He said that in his time in college, the students respected only two teachers, one of whom was mum. They respected her because she was an excellent instructor in the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 11, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
grief n. the anguish experienced after significant loss . . . (American Psychological Association) I find myself grieving at many worship services. Nothing wrong at these services. The sermons were Bible-based and spoke to me. The worship leaders were sensitive to the...
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,...
