by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 13, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Life Issues, Loving Others, Mental Illness
I enjoy preaching. I think it’s one of my gifts. When I get invited to speak on a new subject, I relish the challenge. But not last night. I am still not sure how it happened but I found myself the main speaker on the first session of a three-day conference on the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 6, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
A Malay Muslim, he was one of our sons’ classmate and a good friend. He was often over at our house. I remember one occasion when he joined us for a meal. We made sure the meal was scrupulously pork free. We normally say grace before meals and we asked if he was ok...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 31, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Community, Soo-Inn Tan
Image from http://kendallvanderslice.com/we-will-feast Indulge me. Once in awhile I return to my dream of setting up a house church. And then I imagine what a regular meeting will look like. The last time I did this can be found here: Dinners with Jesus. Well, I am on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 24, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Discipleship, Discipleship, Soo-Inn Tan
I will be speaking at three Vancouver churches this weekend — one seminar, one adult Sunday school class, one sermon and one consultation with some church leaders. Independently, all three have asked me to speak on discipleship. I wondered why, seeing they have access...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 2, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Justice, World Issues, Young Adult Ministry
Last night, during my “Ministry to Young Adults” class, one of my students, a young adult himself, asked: “How do we do evangelism with a ‘woke’ generation?” I had heard the term “woke” before but I googled just to be sure. Definition of woke (chiefly US slang): aware...
