by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 19, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Jesus' Death, Soo-Inn Tan
Many of the Jews in Jesus’ time thought that their main problem was the fact that they were under the control of a pagan power—the Romans. The answer to that problem? A Messiah who would come and militarily demolish the Roman armies. But the Messiah came on a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Movies & Television, Soo-Inn Tan
Goose the Cat | Marvel Studios Went with family to watch Captain Marvel (2019) a few weeks ago. I enjoyed it. It was a fun movie with a few interesting twists. My favourite character was the “cat”. But it wasn’t a movie that had the gravitas of, for example,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 5, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Corporate Worship, Soo-Inn Tan
ID 119063517 © | Dreamstime.com “As the music plays, let us close our eyes and just worship the Lord.” Have you heard a worship leader say this? I have, and every time I hear this I say, sometimes out loud, no, no no. Why? Because it reduces worship to a private,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 29, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Authors, Christian Living, Dependence on God, Mentoring, Soo-Inn Tan
I am about to teach a course on mentoring for BGST (Biblical Graduate School of Theology). Originally planned for the end of 2019, this will now take place in the first half of 2020. In preparation for the course I asked some of those I had the privilege to mentor, to...
by Kara Martin | Mar 22, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Kara Martin, Talks & Seminars, Work & Vocation, Young Adult Ministry
Seven women are gathered in the boardroom, looking at me with expectation. Each of them has been working, mostly alone, on projects that have absorbed their thoughts, actions, and lives for as long as 12 years. Over the next ten months, we are going to work together...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 15, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Soo-Inn Tan
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.(2 Corinthians 10:3–4 NIV) A few weeks ago I received the following...
