by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 12, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
His wife’s cancer had come back. They last fought the big ‘C’ 17 years ago. It had gone away. For almost two decades. But it had come back. The prognosis was good. But still? What if? They had three young children. His work entailed a lot of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 5, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Church, Leadership
What sort of people should be leading our churches and our parachurch groups as we enter a new millennium? Recently I revisited my master’s thesis. Entitled “Leadership Qualifications in the Pastoral Epistles”, it sought to understand the leadership...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 27, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Once in a while Christian friends ask me for help in deciding if they should take up a job offer. These are folks who are already working and now face the prospect of moving to another job. When I am confronted by such a query my first reaction is one of joy. Folks...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 21, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
Okay, so “Attack of the Clones” is an improvement on “The Phantom Menace”. Take away the pod race and the final duel with Darth Maul from “Phantom Menace” and you have no movie. “Attack of the Clones” has a bit more...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 14, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Church, Community, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Losing a job hits you at two levels. First you lose a steady source of income. (I am assuming most of us do not have large, independent sources of money.) This is particularly scary when you have mortgages to pay off and your kids are in college. It is surprising how...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 6, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
I suspect the GDP of many countries will dip this month. How can it not when managers and mechanics alike stare hypnotized at TV screens while the soccer giants of the world battle away for the World Cup? And while the GDP of many countries may be suffering, the take...
