by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 14, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
“If we live in a dog-eat-dog world, then why are we frequently so good to each other?” [Fehr and Renninger] Once more our TV screens overflow with images of human misery. One report estimates that 40,000 have perished in the recent earthquake in South...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 4, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Jakob the Liar was on cable. And CNN was broadcasting live, the 60th Anniversary Commemoration of the liberation of Auswitch, a place where: More than one million Jews were killed but Gypsies, Poles, Russians also died in the camp. Hundreds were subjected to medical...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 22, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Loving Others, Spiritual Gifts
The late Henri Nouwen begins his book, ‘The Road To Daybreak’ by describing a visit he received from a member of Jean Vanier’s L’Arche community. Because he had to go to work (he was on the faculty of Yale Divinity School at the time), he had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 22, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
I don’t blush easily. But no amount of control could stop my cheeks from burning when the congregation burst into “May the Good Lord bless you…”, the usual second verse of “Happy birthday to you?” in our part of the woods. I was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 1, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
He was one of my lecturers at Regent College (Vancouver). A pastor of many years experience, he led a key church in town. He was about twice my age. And he invited me for lunch at the faculty club. As we chatted I had the strangest feelings. Here I was, a kid of 28,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 27, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Loving Others, Work & Vocation
The boys and I went to see ‘Finding Nemo’ last Sunday. Cool dad-son bonding film. I had only one beef about the movie. I hated the way the dentist was portrayed. (Let me declare up front that I was trained as a dentist and practised that noble profession...
