by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 6, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
In high school, I already had inklings about serving God in church-related work. But my parents guided me in the direction of dentistry and that became my first degree. There was no discussion of vocation. The goal was to get a job that promised financial security....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 29, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
Last evening (26/6/18) I had dinner with two outstanding young men. They take their call to follow Christ seriously. They take the stewardship of their own lives seriously. They were seeking to make sense of the unfolding circumstances of their lives, but in the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 22, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Church, Leadership, Spiritual Gifts, Work & Vocation
When I first did the Wagner-Modified Houts Spiritual Gifts Questionnaire, a questionnaire that helped one discover one’s spiritual gifts, I was surprised to discover that my primary gift was teaching. I thought it would be leadership. But leadership came in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 15, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues
In our recent trip to Vancouver, I made a number of new friends. One was a young woman from Sitiawan, Perak. She told me she had been reading my weekly column for more than 15 years and had been helped by them. I was pleasantly surprised. I have been writing a weekly...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 1, 2018 | 2018, Articles, God, God's Provision, Gratitude, Life Issues
Gratitude: The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. (Oxford Dictionary) “Your bill has been paid.” We were having lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant at Harbourfront. We were near the end of our meal when the cashier...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 25, 2018 | 2018, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
One of the few indulgences on our recent trip to Vancouver was catching Paul Simon’s farewell concert. We had been looking forward to this. Paul Simon (with Art Garfunkel) had provided some of the most meaningful songs to the soundtracks of our lives. And it was...
