by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 5, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God...
by Bernice Lee | Jun 29, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Publishing
“I feel like a tadpole,” he said, as a preamble to the devotional he was about to share. This, from someone who’s been to the ends of the earth and back (well, nearly) to provide training and instructional design consultancy work. I was attending the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 22, 2012 | 2012, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Prayer
This is the season of church camps. I have spoken at more than my usual this year. Folks seem to have been blessed. At this chapter of my life I know that God uses earthen vessels and I can believe that I have been used by the Lord to minister to people. Some who...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 15, 2012 | 2012, Articles, God, God's Provision
It’s confession time again. I didn’t go to any worship service on Sunday May 27th, 2012. No, I wasn’t sick and neither did I participate in a Saturday evening service the night before. It was quite last-minute. I had to bless a restaurant....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 8, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Rest & Busyness, Work & Vocation
Talked to a young lawyer recently. Three years out of law school, he specialized in litigation. I asked him about his hours. He said that leaving office at 9pm was norm. But there would be nights when he would leave at 11pm or later. I wasn’t surprised. Many of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 1, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. (1 Corinthians 3:6-7 NIV) Recently I spoke at a camp for Malaysian Care, a Malaysian...