by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 1, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
He was one of my lecturers at Regent College (Vancouver). A pastor of many years experience, he led a key church in town. He was about twice my age. And he invited me for lunch at the faculty club. As we chatted I had the strangest feelings. Here I was, a kid of 28,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 20, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
“Should I take this job?” Once in a while I am privileged to be privy to the struggles of my friends as they wonder if they should take a new job offer. Of course in the uncertainties of the New Economy some of us are relieved just to be able to put food...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 13, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Media, Movies & Television
Caught the 46th Grammys last Monday (Sunday night in the U.S.). I was relieved that there were no wardrobe malfunctions. Was pleasantly surprised by the appearance of Earth, Wind and Fire. Middle-aged paunchy musicians can still rock. There’s hope! But there was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 7, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Solitude & Quiet Time
Do you know what’s quiet time? You may not if you didn’t grow up in mainstream evangelical culture. Quiet time (QT) is the name given to the evangelical spiritual discipline of regular bible study and prayer. Growing up in an evangelical church, you were...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 30, 2004 | 2004, Articles, God, Media, Movies & Television, Redemption
‘The Last Samurai’ is an excellent action flick. Unfortunately most of the characters in the movie were taken from the Hollywood dictionary of stereotypes. *The money grabbing, commerce obsessed westerner. *The evil easterner who has been seduced by the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 25, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Apart from the four years I was studying in Canada, I have never spent a Chinese New Year reunion dinner without dad. His absence loomed large this year. (Dad passed away October 15th 2003.) I recalled that we always had steamboat for our reunion dinners. In recent...
