by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 22, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Church, Leadership, Spiritual Gifts, Work & Vocation
When I first did the Wagner-Modified Houts Spiritual Gifts Questionnaire, a questionnaire that helped one discover one’s spiritual gifts, I was surprised to discover that my primary gift was teaching. I thought it would be leadership. But leadership came in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 15, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues
In our recent trip to Vancouver, I made a number of new friends. One was a young woman from Sitiawan, Perak. She told me she had been reading my weekly column for more than 15 years and had been helped by them. I was pleasantly surprised. I have been writing a weekly...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 8, 2018 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Life Issues
These past few days we have had the privilege of taking the Emmanuel Bible-Presbyterian Church camp. This is one camp that we were really looking forward to doing because Bernice and I owe the pastor of the church, Dr Quek Swee Hwa, big time. I first met Dr Quek in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 1, 2018 | 2018, Articles, God, God's Provision, Gratitude, Life Issues
Gratitude: The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. (Oxford Dictionary) “Your bill has been paid.” We were having lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant at Harbourfront. We were near the end of our meal when the cashier...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 25, 2018 | 2018, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
One of the few indulgences on our recent trip to Vancouver was catching Paul Simon’s farewell concert. We had been looking forward to this. Paul Simon (with Art Garfunkel) had provided some of the most meaningful songs to the soundtracks of our lives. And it was...
