by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
I just came back from a conference where I met some old friends and made some new ones. Some asked how old I was. I would answer, “I am 51,” and then I realize that it is already ’07. I will be 52 this year. Some questions went beyond the numbers. At...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
There were those who questioned my spirituality when my first wife died. Word came to me that there were those who were saying that if indeed I was a leader called and empowered by God, I would have been able to have prayed for my wife’s healing successfully....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Graceworks
Last week was kinda weird where the Grace@Work mailing list was concerned. You probably received double mailings. Or mailings at email addresses where you may have indicated that you do not want mailings. I apologize for the confusion. The root cause of all these...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
My church held an afternoon seminar on corporate worship last Sunday. One of the questions asked was “how do you know you have worshiped?” Here was a basic question if there ever was one. If there is one activity that most Christians do its Sunday...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Gender, World Issues
It was a first for me. The couple started their wedding by summarizing their pilgrimage to God and to each other — through Latin dancing. Those of us who knew anything of their story recognized some of the moves they had worked in. These were two strong...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Family, Parenting
The last thing he said before he boarded the plane was: “I love you dad.” With that No 1 son walked towards immigration and one chapter of my life closed. Last Sunday Stephen left for Melbourne to finish his final year of university. (He had done two years...