by Soo-Inn Tan | May 12, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Do you know the no.1 reason why people resign from their jobs? Because they do not feel appreciated. This is the conclusion of the U.S. Department of Labour as cited in the book, How Full is your Bucket? (Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, New York: Gallup Press, 2004,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 5, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Happiness, Life Issues
If I had remained in Melbourne, I would have been happy and that is all I would have been. We were having dinner with a new friend a few evenings ago. A Malaysian, he shared about his time in Melbourne. It was a significant time. He went to university there. He found...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 28, 2008 | 2008, Articles, God, Holy Spirit
Have you ever been slain in the Spirit (SITS)? Rested in the Spirit? Not quite sure what that means? Here is a helpful definition from Wikipedia: Being slain in the Spirit is a term related to the Charismatic movement and Pentecostalism which describes a religious...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 22, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
They could have had a comfortable house in the suburbs. But his office was in the city. If he had a house in the suburbs, the after-work commute would mean that by the time he got home, his children would already be in bed. So he opted to have a home in the city. The...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 11, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, God, God’s Sovereignty
Can you tell me a bit about your father? How is/was your relationship with him? Through the years I have had many opportunities to lead studies on the Parable of the Gracious Father (Luke 15:11-32). Often I would begin the study by asking folks to describe their own...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 3, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
In my last email to him, I told him that we were thinking of visiting Toronto, and him, at the end of the year, maybe in December. In his last email to me he warned me about Toronto in December. He said: Yes, it would be fun for your family to come to Toronto for a...
