by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Life Issues, Mentoring, Relationships
I woke up this morning to a pleasant surprise. I received a photo via Whatsapp of two friends — Michael Low, who is now a student at Regent College, and Dr Bruce Waltke, one of my lecturers when I was studying at Regent (1981–85). Michael has been kindly conveying my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 15, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring
At a recent church camp I showed a clip of one of my favourite scenes from one of my favourite movies, Matrix (1999). It’s the scene where Neo, the hero, has knowledge of kung fu downloaded into his brain. When the download was completed, he declares that he...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 2, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. (Hebrews 13:7 NIV) I first met Denis and June Lane in 1976, when I joined a church community that would eventually become Evangel Baptist...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 19, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
In their classic book on Spiritual Mentoring, Anderson and Reese give us various dimensions of the practice of spiritual mentoring. They say that spiritual mentoring: . . . cultivates recognition of the already present action of God in the life of the mentoree through...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 17, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
When I first went to Regent in 1981 to begin my theological studies, James Houston was no longer the principal. He was the founding principal but, by then, had taken on the role of Professor of Spiritual Theology. I took only two classes with him, Christian Spirit,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 12, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring
Festschrift: A volume of writings by different authors presented as a tribute or memorial especially to a scholar. (Merriam-Webster) Last Saturday (December 6) we were in Vancouver to be part of an event at Regent College, my theological alma mater. It was an event...
