by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 19, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Recently a lawyer told me that he was considering leaving his legal practice to pursue a church-related vocation. He had a heart for working with youth. He also felt that he had given too much of his life to temporal work already. Those who know me will know how I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 15, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
It’s been a long time since I sold a car. I no longer remember what I have to do to transfer ownership. I had to ask. I sold a car last Monday, WGR 820, my Nissan AD Resort station wagon. I have had it since 1998 though I hadn’t been using it much since my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 6, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
All of us who preach on a regular basis have experienced this: There are times when a sermon you preach is just perfect. You were calm and focused. You did everything you were taught in homiletics class, good eye contact, appropriate hand movements, etc. The...
by Bernice Lee | Sep 29, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Family, Marriage
This past weekend was as intense as they come. Our family went through various rites of passage with friends and loved ones. A couple of our sons had fun at a baby shower, we rejoiced at the wedding of good friends, and we mourned the passing of a dear uncle. Tucked...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 21, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents
“Is this bottle of essence of chicken for me?” I asked. “Yes, ah mah (my mother) asked me to give that to you,” Yati, my mother’s maid answered. I hadn’t taken essence of chicken for a while. Mum used to give it to me a lot...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 14, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection
Lee Kuan Yew’s place in history is assured. The first prime minister of Singapore, he was the primary architect of the thriving city-state, creating a nation on an island with no natural resources, an incredible feat in any generation. Here is a great leader who...
