by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 8, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
I know that bad news sells. But its getting ridiculous. Each morning’s paper is another rehash of the same old problems at home and abroad. What is worse, there seems to be no real solutions. Sept. 11? Lets toughen up airport security. Enron collapse? Lets...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 1, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
In his book, EXPLORING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, Alan Jones describes the first time he received spiritual direction. He was still in seminary. Periodically he had to take walks with his principal. Jones writes:”He (the principal) was an extraordinary and powerful...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 25, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
“There is no correlation at all between success and hours worked.” This in-your-face statement is the title of an article by Seth Godin in the June 2001 issue of FAST COMPANY. Godin notes that “one of the least savoury by-products of the new economy...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
There is a moment in the movie/book that we all ought to applaud. Quirrell, the evil wizard’s henchman, articulates his philosophy of life: “There is no good and evil. There is only power, and those too weak to seek it” Harry Potter (the hero)...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
I’m not sure who first coined the phrase “change is the only constant” or when that phrase was first coined. I only know that I rarely hear it anymore. Not because it is no longer true, but because change has become so commonplace in the 21st century...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
She was surprised. It had been a very hard year. One by one, key members of her family had been stricken. She was exhausted. She had nothing more to give. And then there was the matter of the members of her small group. Many were going through incredible problems too....
