by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
We met for tea on the second day of the Lunar New Year. I had known both of them for more than forty years. Faces more lined, hair more gray, but in so many ways we were the same boys who knew each other in primary (elementary) school. But here we were in our...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection
I had my first crisis of faith in my final year of dental school. The crisis arose because I believed God was calling me to leave dentistry and enter the pastorate. For the only son of a Chinese diaspora family, this was madness. And suddenly following Christ was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
Caught two movies over the Lunar New Year holidays. Ghost Rider was fun. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson, it worked while his previous efforts (Daredevil, Elektra) failed because Ghost Rider doesn’t take itself too seriously. (Catch the Nicolas Cage character...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
She had a professional qualification in accounting and had worked in one of the Big 4 accounting firms for a while. But deep down she knew she was a teacher with a special love for preschoolers. And so she resigned from her accounting job and became a kindergarten...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
When I left dentistry to pursue a vocation in the church, many Christians came up to me and commended me for leaving dentistry to “serve God.” While I appreciated their encouragement I was always disturbed by this statement because it implied that I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
I had to make two trips to the toilet before church. Why? I was preaching that morning. No, I am no novice to the art of preaching. I have been practising this art for close to thirty five years now. I believe it is my primary vocation. But after thirty five years I...
