by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 11, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Obedience & Faithfulness
I just discovered that Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain, is just two years older than me. And here he is, leader of a country, and here I am, er… well… I picked up this interesting bit of information from David Brook’s article, The...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 4, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
Its been four years since I last taught a course on preaching. I will be teaching one again starting this week. Preparing for the course, I took the opportunity to visit some bookstores to check out the new books on preaching. I wasn’t surprised that most of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 27, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Loving Others, Work & Vocation
The boys and I went to see ‘Finding Nemo’ last Sunday. Cool dad-son bonding film. I had only one beef about the movie. I hated the way the dentist was portrayed. (Let me declare up front that I was trained as a dentist and practised that noble profession...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 19, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God's Provision
You find that you have cancer. Or maybe it’s a member of the family who has been afflicted. And suddenly friends, acquaintances and complete strangers volunteer to help. First there will be the recommendations of all sorts of herbal preparations, vitamins, and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 13, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Homosexuality, World Issues
A key strand in Nora Gallagher’s new book, “Practicing Resurrection”, deals with Christian perspectives on homosexuality. Gallagher’s pastor is a gay who has come out of the closet. The book chronicles in absorbing detail her church’s...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 5, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Battling Sin, Christian Living, Following Jesus, Jesus
I doubt any reader of this column would ever consider becoming a suicide bomber. Killing as many people as you can while killing yourself seems so far removed from the spirit of Him who said: “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (John...
