by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 24, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Do you hate Najib Razak? Lim Kit Siang? How about Donald Trump? Hillary Clinton? Many followers of Jesus I know, both in my part of the world and around the globe, have strong political convictions. This is a good thing. I believe that the ultimate solution to...
by Bernice Lee | Mar 20, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
There are times when God has to use the equivalent of a loud-hailer to get my attention. This week has been just such a time. Two pairs of friends, on two separate occasions, made His message plain. But His messengers were far from loud. They were gentle souls who...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Once I was in a small group that was discussing a sermon I had just preached. It was the first of two sermons on the deeds of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:13–26). It was a tough day for one of the group members to be confronted by the demands of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 28, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
I was riding on the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) yesterday. It was early afternoon but all the seats were taken. I noticed a young mother seated, carrying a sleeping child. She looked tired and I was glad she had found a seat. Somewhere along the journey she pointed at...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 14, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
There were two “firsts” reported in the Singapore Sunday Times, August 11, 2013. There was the report of a Singaporean who became the first graduate from Britain’s Royal College of Music to specialise in a Chinese instrument. Then there was the report of the first...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 26, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Loving Others, Preaching & Teaching
I See You is a greeting. In the Na’vi language, it is expressed Oel ngati kame for a neutral greeting or Oel ngati kameie to express a positive feeling about meeting someone. Furthermore, the Na’vi have two versions of the verb “see”:...