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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 23, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Authors, Soo-Inn Tan
I was asked to preach on “Love One Another” from the Old Testament and at once I thought of the David-Jonathan friendship in 1 Samuel. Apart from 1 Samuel 20, I also looked at 1 Samuel 18:1–5 and 1 Samuel 19:1–7. I have preached on David and Jonathan before. This...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 16, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
Last Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at the traditional services of Wesley Methodist Church (Singapore). It was a test of stamina as I had to preach at four services: three in the morning and one in the evening. I was given a free choice of topics and I chose...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, COVID-19, Loving Others, World Issues
Didn’t sleep very well last night. Had chills and body aches. I know why. We had our second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in the morning. Later in the day I came across an article that said that 40 percent of white evangelicals in the US do not intend to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 2, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Life Issues, Suffering
I have been preaching Good Friday and Easter Sunday sermons for the past, what, 40 years? Some years are harder than others. This will be a hard year. I am here praying and reflecting on what to preach this weekend. But my heart is heavy. * Two young people dear to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 26, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Generations Project
Is your church intentionally intergenerational? I have the privilege to be teaching a BGST course on “Spiritual Adulting: Nurturing Emerging Adults in an Intergenerational Context” together with my Graceworks colleague, Wei Hao. This is a course...
