by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
You noticed her because she was different. She sometimes sang off key. She sang certain words louder, for emphasis. But her raising of her hands, her body language, were all appropriate. She was really worshipping her God in song. She inspired my own worship. I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2017 | 2017, Articles, God, God's Love, Jesus, Jesus' Birth, Jesus' Death, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Love and death shouldn’t be in the same universe. A few weeks ago I was having lunch with Bernice when a Chipmunks song came on (The Chipmunk Song — Christmas Don’t Be late). Suddenly my dad came to mind. (He passed on in 2003.) I remembered that he had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 23, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Growth, Meaning & Purpose, Young Adult Ministry
I don’t do transitions well. In 1981 I left Malaysia/Singapore to commence my studies in Regent College, Vancouver. It was a dream come true. I would be studying with faculty I highly respected at a school whose unique philosophy I really believed in. And...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 15, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Spiritual Friendship
… friendship is a relationship of mutuality and intimacy rooted in shared interests, loves, or goals and characterized by genuine interest in the other person as a particular other. –James Calvin Davis Last Saturday night we had the privilege of once again...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 9, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Loving Others, Violence, World Issues
As a permanent resident in Singapore, there is much I appreciate about the city-state I now call my home. This ranges from the relative absence of cigarette smoke to a government that takes a strong stance against corruption. I also appreciate that the country is...
