by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 8, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Loving Others, Relationships
I was having tea with a dear friend. He was on staff at a church and was someone whose life and ministry I held in the highest regard. In the midst of our conversation, he asked: “Why you see me so up?” This is a literal English translation of a Chinese...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 25, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Discernment, God, God's Will, Life Issues, Mentoring, Suffering
“Shit Happens” Idiom: used to say that bad things happen as part of life and cannot be prevented (Merriam-Webster) I was at a very low point in my life, perhaps the lowest to date. I had lost a wife to cancer, another to a divorce, which led to the loss of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Life Issues, Loving Others, Relationships
What is the core of the Christian faith? I posed this question to the Dental Prayer Fellowship as they gathered for their annual rededication service on the morning of 1st January. Jesus gave us the answer when He answered a query on which was the most important...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 4, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Obedience & Faithfulness
Are you a sprinter or a long-distance runner? I am more of a sprinter. I want the quick kill. I want to give it my all in one decisive event. But to faithfully put one foot in front of another with no immediate emotional gratification, with no quick sense of closure —...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living
Mum has lost most of her short-term memory as she journeys down the path of Alzheimer’s dementia. When I drop by to visit, she will smile and yell my pet name, “Ah Chye”. I will go upstairs to put away my stuff and, when I come down again, she will...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 23, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Growth, Meaning & Purpose, Young Adult Ministry
I don’t do transitions well. In 1981 I left Malaysia/Singapore to commence my studies in Regent College, Vancouver. It was a dream come true. I would be studying with faculty I highly respected at a school whose unique philosophy I really believed in. And...
