by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 27, 2026 | 2026, Articles, Corporate Worship, Soo-Inn Tan, Worship
A few Sundays ago, I was preaching at an independent Pentecostal church. There were three things I particularly appreciated about their corporate worship. 1. Preparation What struck me first was their emphasis on preparation. About 20 minutes before the formal worship...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 18, 2026 | 2026, Articles, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship, Work & Vocation
We all bear the marks of those who discipled us. Here are three convictions I hold dearly because I was discipled by Dr James Houston (who passed away on March 15, 2026 at the age of 103), and nurtured by Regent College, the school he helped to start. No clergy-laity...
by Leow Wen Pin, Steven Toon, Desmond Soh | Mar 13, 2026 | 2026, Christian Identity, Church, Evangelism, God's Will
Why do Christians often view missionaries as superspiritual individuals but yet show little interest in the details of their work? Why is concern about missions frequently absent from church life, relegated to the occasional Missions Sunday or the job of a selected...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 27, 2026 | 2026, Family, Preaching & Teaching, Rest & Busyness, Work & Vocation
“Dad, you love ministry more than me.” Once, one of my children said that to me. Of course life is usually more complicated and resists being reduced to one statement. But, essentially, he was right. I graduated from theological college in my early 30s and began my...
by Suzanne Choo | Feb 20, 2026 | 2026, Discernment, Justice, Media
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. — Amos 5:24 How awake are we even in our waking moments? The philosopher Maxine Greene coined the term “wide-awakeness” out of concern that modern life was becoming...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 6, 2026 | 2026, Mentoring, Spiritual Friendship
He paid for lunch. I jokingly asked him if lunch had exhausted his entertainment budget for the year. He said “no”, that he had paid for lunch out of his own pocket, not from some church budget. He wanted me to be clear that this lunch came from his pocket...
