by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 4, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Prayer
A dear friend is fighting for his life. He has not been conscious since Friday. It is still touch and go. Prayer meetings have been organised. Many are praying. He is one of those special people who has touched many lives. He is husband and father. He is young. There...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 28, 2021 | 2021, Apologetics, Articles, Discipleship, Loving Others, Obedience & Faithfulness, Soo-Inn Tan
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”(1 Peter 3:15b NIV) I am doing my daily Bible readings in the book of 1 Peter these days and I came across the above verse again. It is a verse that is often...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 21, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Growth, Soo-Inn Tan
By the time they reach sixty most people have around six health problems. Then it’s just a matter of gently coasting around downhill to senility and death. (Christoper Fowler, Oranges and Lemons [London,UK: Penguin, 2020], 88.) A few nights ago I read the above from...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Loving Others, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
When was the last time you listened to someone? Really listened, without thinking about what you wanted to say next, glancing down at your phone or jumping to offer your opinion? And when was the last time someone really listened to you? Was so attentive to what you...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 7, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Young Adult Ministry
Researching on ministry to young adults, I came across this critique of how we normally pitch the gospel: Let me ask you two questions that reframed the way I approach reaching millennials. First, what are the most common components of the gospel message you hear when...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 30, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Preaching & Teaching, Work & Vocation
A few days ago (April 27) friends on Facebook remembered that it would have been John Stott’s 100th birthday if he had not returned to the Lord in 2011. I realised I had never written about my debt to him. Like many evangelicals in my time, we received very...
