by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 14, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Governance, World Issues
I learnt one of my most important spiritual lessons from a neighbour, Encik Omar. This happened many years ago when I was living in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. We were chatting one day when he said: “There are times when it seems like Allah is losing. But we know he will...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 8, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Gratitude, Life Issues
One of my favourite Sting songs is “Englishman in New York (1988).” And one of my favourite lines from that song: And you can hear it in my accent when I talk I’m an Englishman in New York Well, you can hear it in my accent when I talk, I’m a Penang boy in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 16, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, God, God’s Sovereignty
Once in awhile mum would ask me, “Are you a Singaporean?” What she means is, have I surrendered my Malaysian citizenship and embraced Singapore citizenship. I have lived in Singapore for about eight years, since 2007. Previously I had lived in Singapore for seven...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 30, 2015 | 2015, Aging, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
Recently I was at a gathering of alumni from Regent College and the Biblical Graduate School of Theology. Regent College alumni were asked to stand up on the basis of which decade they had graduated. The oldest batch were those who graduated from Regent in the ’70s...
by Bernice Lee | Jun 13, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
’Tis the season for church camps here in Singapore. Which means a migratory pattern akin to that of the wildebeests in Africa or the bisons in North America. Well, perhaps we’re not quite like the thundering hordes that cross the Serengeti or the Great Plains, but we...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 5, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Christian Unity, Church
Barnabas was “Mr Encouragement” (Acts 4:36). Paul wrote powerfully about the need to say “no” to the deeds of the flesh and the need to say “yes” to the fruit of the Spirit, which included love, joy, shalom and patience (Galatians 5:19–23). And these two giants of the...
