by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 17, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Book Launch, Christian Living, Graceworks, Spiritual Friendship
Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 10, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Church, Community, Gratitude, Life Issues
On the occasion of Singapore’s National Day (August 9) let me put on record my thanks to the Singapore church, and I will name names. I am a Malaysian in full-time church ministry. In this part of the world, a divorce is the kiss of death for public ministry. I did my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Life Issues, Mentoring, Relationships
I woke up this morning to a pleasant surprise. I received a photo via Whatsapp of two friends — Michael Low, who is now a student at Regent College, and Dr Bruce Waltke, one of my lecturers when I was studying at Regent (1981–85). Michael has been kindly conveying my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 27, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
I have said it before and I will say it again. Death, even when expected, still takes you by surprise. Yesterday, I received a Whatsapp message from my cousin Colin to say that 4th aunt (Ah Hoon Kor) who lived in Penang, had passed away. She had been ill and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 20, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Graceworks, Young Adult Ministry
The best things in my life have been unexpected. Like meeting Bernice across a book table. Or the gathering of almost 40 young-adult ministry leaders in our house. It started innocently enough. I was taking a retreat with Bible Presbyterian young adults and I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 14, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Church, Family, Leadership, Parenting
If I were deciding on a career today and did any sort of vocational testing, I am sure I wouldn’t have done dentistry. I would probably have ended up in law, or management or mass communication, but no, not dentistry. Fine detailed handwork is just not me,...
