by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 2, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Life Issues, Suffering
I have been preaching Good Friday and Easter Sunday sermons for the past, what, 40 years? Some years are harder than others. This will be a hard year. I am here praying and reflecting on what to preach this weekend. But my heart is heavy. * Two young people dear to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 26, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Generations Project
Is your church intentionally intergenerational? I have the privilege to be teaching a BGST course on “Spiritual Adulting: Nurturing Emerging Adults in an Intergenerational Context” together with my Graceworks colleague, Wei Hao. This is a course...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 12, 2021 | 2021, Aging, Articles, Christian Living, Family, God, God's Provision, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
This is how I spent my 66th birthday. In the morning I gave a talk to a group of teachers in Pakistan that focused on the condescending love of Christ. In the afternoon I drafted the previous eCommentary, essentially stating that it was difficult to have one narrative...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 5, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Battling Sin, Christian Living
Marriage should be honoured by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. . . . for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 26, 2021 | 2021, Aging, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Watch this video, especially the segment at 3.00 – 3.30 min. Andy Lau is one of my favourite Hong Kong actors. I like many of his movies. In recent times, I have found myself drawn to the last scene from his movie Three Kingdoms — Resurrection of the Dragon (2008). In...
