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...
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 | Nov 9, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Spiritual Friendship
I had lunch with Don Lewis on Monday. He is the Church History Professor at Regent College (Vancouver). He was making a lightning visit to Singapore for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. I first met Don in 1981 when I began my studies in Regent College. It was also the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 3, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living
I was talking with a young adult recently. He came from a Christian family and had been following his parents to church from young. He said he felt the need to visit other churches to taste and see other Christian traditions. Like many young adults he wanted to take...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 10, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living
I am writing this while at the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering. This is a long conference (3–10 August). Those serving as mentors, like myself, had to come one day earlier. And days are long. I get up around 6.30 am. (My roommate, a brother from Pakistan gets up at...
