by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 3, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Books, Graceworks, Media, Publishing
When people learn that I have read The Lord of The Rings nine times, they shake their heads and politely suggest that I should get therapy. I am sure they are right for this and many other reasons. But it may well be that Tolkien’s trilogy may have in fact saved...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 28, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
“Don’t you recognise us?” I was a visiting preacher at a church last Sunday when a couple came up to me and asked if I recognised them. I didn’t. I have learnt not to be too embarrassed about such awkward moments because I meet many people in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 23, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship
Have you washed anyone’s feet recently? Anyone washed yours? Probably not. Well, for some of us maybe once a year, during Maundy Thursday. Foot washing is not a practice that is part of modern life. Therefore when we see Jesus doing it in John 13, we see...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 15, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
Do you want to learn about Artificial Intelligence from one of the top experts on the subject? Now you can. Professor Sebastian Thrun of Stanford University is offering his “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence” course online and for free. His remote...
by Bernice Lee | Oct 7, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents
Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go. (John 21:18 NIV) Earlier this week I had lunch...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 30, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
“Pastor” is a word I associate with the church, not with the world of banking. So I was pleasantly surprised to hear a bank director share recently that one of the things he could do in a new position that he had assumed was pastor the people that reported...