by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 15, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
In these days of daily scientific innovation, it’s hard to remember a time when battery-powered toys first appeared. I recall a toy tank I had that ran on batteries. It had a very cool feature. When it ran against a wall or any immovable obstacle, it would pause...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Media, Movies & Television
Scooby-doo was one of my favourite cartoon series when I was growing up. So when I saw it on again a few days ago, I thought I’d make a trip down memory lane. I was disappointed and a bit scared. This was no Scooby-doo from my childhood. A basic premise had been...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 1, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Love, Jesus, Jesus' Death
How do you address your father? I call my father “pa”, pronounced “pa-h”. (I call my mother “mummy” but that’s another story.) Jesus called his heavenly Father, “Abba”. I’m not sure how he addressed Joseph,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 29, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Church, Small Groups
Have you heard of the following: CG, GG, HFG, HG, YWAF? They stand for, cell group, growth group, home fellowship group, home group, and young working adults fellowship, respectively. They are but a sampling of the many ways Christians assemble for community. Some of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2002 | 2002, Afterlife, Articles, Life Issues
We are stardust We are golden And we’ve got to get ourselves Back to the garden. “Woodstock” Joni Mitchell Suddenly the world feels like a very dangerous place. You are on vacation and a bomb violently takes your life. You go about your business and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 11, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Church, Community, Life Issues, Relationships
She would probably protest. But I would still do it. I would still include her in my list of heroes. At the peak of her career she decided that it was time to get out. Her decision must have looked like career suicide to some. But she took her cues from within. And...
