by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 2, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
Is it just me? Am I the only one thinking that so much of modern worship is reduced to privatised, personal, emotional encounters with God? This Saturday I will be teaching on worship. It has been a very long time since I last did some public teaching on worship. In...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 27, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Happiness, Life Issues, Spiritual Friendship
Are you happy? Apparently you are now able to answer this question scientifically. A recent edition of the Harvard Business Review (HBR) focuses on the topic of happiness (Jan–Feb 2012 issue). Of course their concern is the bottom line. The subtitle on the cover...
by Bernice Lee | Feb 17, 2012 | 2012, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
It must be me. I’m like a trip wire, drawn taut between two trees: ageism on the one side and super-spirituality on the other. Barely noticeable until someone trips over me and triggers off deadly barbs. I’m particularly sensitive right now to the needs of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 10, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
I just came back from my monthly friendship triad meet. (Three of us meet once a month to share our lives and to encourage each other in our walk with Christ.) As we shared about the key events that had happened to us since we last met, I shared about the death of my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 3, 2012 | 2012, Art & Beauty, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Work & Vocation
It was a first for me. I have blessed houses, offices and even a factory I think, but this was the first time I had the opportunity to bless a nail salon. A nail salon or nail bar is a beauty services establishment that primarily offers nail care services such as...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 19, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
I had the privilege of seeing son Andrew being born. I understand now why they call it labour. It is an experience that I, as a man, will never understand. It was hard work. I thought of Andrew being born as I saw my mother-in-law dying. As some of you know by now,...
