by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 1, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
“Singapore Teacher’s Day: September 1st.” When I was young I thought my primary gifting was leadership. But every spiritual gifts profile test I took put teaching as my main gift. I have long accepted this to be true. (My mum, who will be 89 this year, has dementia...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 10, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living
I am writing this while at the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering. This is a long conference (3–10 August). Those serving as mentors, like myself, had to come one day earlier. And days are long. I get up around 6.30 am. (My roommate, a brother from Pakistan gets up at...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, God, Redemption
There are times when the powers of evil seem solidly entrenched and nobody is able to get rid of them. We do what we can, we pray, but nothing seems to happen. The forces of evil laugh at our ineffective efforts. We get frustrated and angry. We wonder where is God....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 21, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Violence, World Issues
Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 30, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Justice, Media, Movies & Television, World Issues
I lost it at Tower Records, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya. I can’t remember the year but it was a long time ago when there was still a Tower Records. I had headphones on and was listening to the music of Les Miserables. When I heard “Empty Chairs and Empty...
