by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 30, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
I was senior pastor of a growing church. I had just lost my wife to cancer. He was one of my church elders. And he told me, “You need to get back on the horse as soon as possible.” I believe he had my interests at heart. He was definitely concerned for the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 20, 2008 | 2008, Articles, God, God's Word
When do you normally hear from the Lord? I normally hear from the Lord in the morning when I am just waking up. I am lying in bed, not yet fully awake. And in that in between time, no longer asleep but not yet fully awake, I hear Him speak. Happened just a few...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 16, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Church, Media, Movies & Television, Preaching & Teaching
Last night, Bernice and I decided that whenever we drive away from a place where we were ministering, e.g. a church where I had just preached, we will play the Mission Impossible theme song on the car CD player and wear black sunglasses. OK, maybe watching Mission...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 5, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Church, Community
We had a Care Group (small group) meet planned for tonight. We were looking forward to it because we were going to welcome back a member who had been away for awhile. But at the last minute many members messaged to say they could not make it. And so we are just going...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 30, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Growth
I hate change. Give me the security of familiarity. I rejoice in the warmth of familiar faces and familiar places. Change takes so much out of me. But I have also come to terms with the fact that change is the perfect backdrop for divine encounters. In times of change...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 23, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Sacrifice
[Spoiler: If you intend to watch the movie Iron Man, go watch before you read this commentary!] Old time Marvel Comics fans like myself feel that we have died and gone to heaven, celluloid heaven that is. I picked up my first comic books in the 60’s. They cost...