by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 31, 2023 | 2023, Articles, God's Provision, Publishing, Soo-Inn Tan
The late Dr Klaus Bockmuehl wrote a booklet entitled Books — God’s Tools in the History of Salvation (Vancouver, BC: Regent College, 1986). The title has always resonated with me because it summarises well why Graceworks is in publishing (our other ministry focus is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 24, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Christian Identity, Following Jesus, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Maturity, Work & Vocation
D’oh —used to express sudden recognition of a foolish blunder or an ironic turn of events Merriam-Webster Doh Interj. A Gen-X colloquialism conveying an overall feeling of frustration. Slang Define I have taught two courses numerous times. One is a course on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 17, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Authors, Church, Discipleship, Evangelism, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
Bernice and I were at a meeting with some leaders recently. One of the statements I heard towards the end of the meeting caught my attention. The brother said that the movement they were involved in was searching for new language to guide the Christian enterprise...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 10, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Community, Generations Project, Graceworks, Loving Others, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
When churches began to lose their young people, they started to take seriously the fact that we are living in a unique point in history. We now have many generations living and working together; generations which are culturally different because they have been shaped...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 24, 2023 | 2023, Aging, Articles, Death & Grief, Discipleship, Faith, Growth, Soo-Inn Tan
Captain Yugi Nagata: We’re going to die! Alex Hopper: We are going to die. You’re going to die, I’m going to die, we’re all going to die… just not today. Battleship 2002 Last Wednesday I had the privilege of preaching at the Ash Wednesday service of my church...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 16, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Discipleship, Relationships, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship
I recall reading a long time ago that when some people asked the late John Stott how he maintained his faithfulness to Christ and his calling, he replied, “daily Bible study and prayer”. I think I remember correctly. For many of us in the evangelical tradition, Bible...