by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024, Afterlife, Death & Grief, Hope
Last Saturday was nostalgia day. In the afternoon I had the privilege of speaking to a group of VCF (Varsity Christian Fellowship) alumni who were in college in the 1970s and ’80s. Shared some thoughts on leaving a legacy of faith. In the evening I was at a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 19, 2024 | 2024, Hope, Meaning & Purpose, Mentoring
I heard a very profound story a few nights ago. He was a retired teacher. In his last year as a teacher, some of his students asked him why he chose to be a teacher. He said that he had wanted to change the world. Then he said that obviously he hadn’t...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 5, 2024 | 2024, Death & Grief, Hope, Jesus' Resurrection
I had the privilege of bringing the Easter sermon to a church we are close to last Sunday. Early in Holy Week I received news that a family in the community had lost a son. He had taken his own life. I struggled with how I should present the Easter sermon. I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 29, 2023 | 2023, Hope, Jesus' Birth, Loving Others
This Christmas I felt very conflicted. On the one hand there were the usual encouragements to “ho-ho-ho”; to rejoice because Jesus had come. I preached a number of Christmas sermons, including one on John 1:1–18 and reminded one and all that...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 28, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Hope, Obedience & Faithfulness, Soo-Inn Tan
Recent events from England to Malaysia have proven yet again the limitations of human leaders and human governments. They serve to remind us that any desire for a perfect leader and a perfect government must await the second coming of Christ and the ushering in of the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 30, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, God, God’s Sovereignty, Hope, World Issues
Articles in today’s (30 Dec 2021) edition of the Singapore Straits Times: Covid-19: Record number of infections worldwide in a week Myanmar: US presses for arms embargo after massacre WHO warns of ‘very high’ Omicron risk as cases spike worldwide...
