by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 31, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Money, Work & Vocation
I wasn’t shocked yet it still disturbed me. I was having lunch with a doctor friend recently and he told me how some large medical groups enticed doctors that they wanted, to leave their existing hospitals to work for them. They would wine and dine these doctors,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Once I was in a small group that was discussing a sermon I had just preached. It was the first of two sermons on the deeds of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:13–26). It was a tough day for one of the group members to be confronted by the demands of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 16, 2013 | 2013, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Justice, World Issues
PUTRAJAYA – The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Catholic weekly, The Herald, will not be allowed to use the word “Allah” in its Bahasa Malaysia edition. A three-member panel, led by Federal court Judge Mohamed Apandi Ali unanimously ruled in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 10, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
“Holy Spirit we invite You to come. You are welcome here. Come and empower us. Come and lead us to give You the worship You deserve.” How many times have you heard a worship leader begin a worship service with a prayer like that, or something similar? I understand the...
by Bernice Lee | Oct 2, 2013 | 2013, Afterlife, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Life Issues
The last few participants left two nights ago. Sigh. Not a sigh of relief, but one you let out because the adrenalin rush is gone. Because you’re sad that it’s all done and dusted. Especially because it was such a special time. Behold, how good and pleasant it is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 25, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
“Can you please pray for my friend? She has just suffered a miscarriage.” The two friends had approached me for prayer during prayer ministry time at the end of the worship service. Many were coming forward to be prayed for. I don’t know why these two came to me. It...