by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
Two very important people in my life took long-distance flights recently. Son Andrew flew back to Toronto. And Bernice was flying back from Chicago. You pray, you hope that their flights would be safe and uneventful. They were. I am sure there were those who prayed...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 9, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Gender, World Issues
A core reality of the Christian faith is the understanding that followers of Jesus are called to grow in Christ-likeness. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 3, 2014 | 2014, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Media, Movies & Television
[Spoiler alert: References to X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) ahead.] It was a vivid dream, the type you have early in the morning just before you wake up. Sons Stephen and Andrew were still young, in primary school. They were wearing their school uniforms — white...
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by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 25, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Governance, World Issues
Many of us are very upset and pained by the recent decision of the Malaysian apex court on the “Allah” issue. Malaysians are urged to pray for protection of freedom of religion in Malaysia. This follows the Federal Court verdict to deny Catholic publication The Herald...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2014 | 2014, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, Life Issues
It’s been a long time since I taught on corporate worship. I will have the opportunity to do it at least twice this year. As I revisited the topic I found this article making its rounds on Facebook: “Are We Headed For A Crash? Reflections On The Current State of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 17, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Church, Life Issues, Preaching & Teaching, Work & Vocation
I had the privilege of teaching an evening course in a major seminary recently, on the ministry of the laity. The class started with 26 students. Midway through the class we were down to about half that number. We had about 11 students on the last evening. I was...
