by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, God, Redemption
There are times when the powers of evil seem solidly entrenched and nobody is able to get rid of them. We do what we can, we pray, but nothing seems to happen. The forces of evil laugh at our ineffective efforts. We get frustrated and angry. We wonder where is God....
by Bernice Lee | Jul 28, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
A good friend of ours from Seattle, Al Erisman, is currently in Singapore teaching a short course at a seminary. We finally met up for breakfast yesterday and had a great morning catching up on each other’s lives. We chatted about our families, ministries, and book...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 21, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Violence, World Issues
Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 30, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Justice, Media, Movies & Television, World Issues
I lost it at Tower Records, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya. I can’t remember the year but it was a long time ago when there was still a Tower Records. I had headphones on and was listening to the music of Les Miserables. When I heard “Empty Chairs and Empty...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 22, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, God, God's Glory
Most corporate worship services begin with an invocation, “A brief prayer near the opening of worship in which the congregation calls on God, particularly God’s Spirit, to be present and give blessing while we worship” (“The Role of Prayer in Public Worship,” Calvin...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 16, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Violence, World Issues
We are just back from the Bintan Lagoon Resort where we had the privilege of ministering at the Bible Church’s annual camp. Wifi there was iffy and we were focused on our ministry, but enough of the news came through for us to hear about the massacre in a gay bar in...
