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 | Mar 16, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Persecution
[Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched Logan (2017) and intend to do so, go watch it before you read this. Watch out for the profanity and violence.] Logan is one of those movies that remain with you long after you leave the theatre. I will share a proper...
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 | Jan 4, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living
Met an old friend recently. As we caught up he said something that he had mentioned before — that he was too intense and that he needed to change. He said even friends and family teased him about the fact that his face had a perpetual frown. In his fifties now he has...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 28, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Faith
I enjoyed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) so much that it didn’t hit me till later that all the main heroes in the story die. In fact one of the most memorable scenes in the movie is Jyn and Cassian dying in each other’s arms on the beach of Scarif as the...
