by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 6, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
A Malay Muslim, he was one of our sons’ classmate and a good friend. He was often over at our house. I remember one occasion when he joined us for a meal. We made sure the meal was scrupulously pork free. We normally say grace before meals and we asked if he was ok...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 31, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Community, Soo-Inn Tan
Image from http://kendallvanderslice.com/we-will-feast Indulge me. Once in awhile I return to my dream of setting up a house church. And then I imagine what a regular meeting will look like. The last time I did this can be found here: Dinners with Jesus. Well, I am on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 24, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Discipleship, Discipleship, Soo-Inn Tan
I will be speaking at three Vancouver churches this weekend — one seminar, one adult Sunday school class, one sermon and one consultation with some church leaders. Independently, all three have asked me to speak on discipleship. I wondered why, seeing they have access...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 2, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Justice, World Issues, Young Adult Ministry
Last night, during my “Ministry to Young Adults” class, one of my students, a young adult himself, asked: “How do we do evangelism with a ‘woke’ generation?” I had heard the term “woke” before but I googled just to be sure. Definition of woke (chiefly US slang): aware...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 26, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Church, God, God's Grace, Preaching & Teaching
Last Saturday I had the chance to share at a CRU reading advocacy event. It gave me a chance to revisit some of the books that had impacted my life. One, which impacted my preaching, was Frederick Buechner’s book, Telling the Truth (New York, NY: Harper &...
by Bernice Lee | Jul 19, 2019 | 2019, Afterlife, Articles, Death & Grief, Family, Life Issues
Pet ownership is not for wimps. It’s excruciatingly tough. Especially when it comes time to bid our furry family members farewell. Those twinkling eyes you see above were shut for the last time last night. We couldn’t bear Dusty being in constant pain and, in recent...
