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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, God, Redemption
There are times when the powers of evil seem solidly entrenched and nobody is able to get rid of them. We do what we can, we pray, but nothing seems to happen. The forces of evil laugh at our ineffective efforts. We get frustrated and angry. We wonder where is God....
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 25, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Was back in Penang recently to spend time with mum. Of course I had to have Penang char kway teow. One evening I went to a coffee shop nearby to have char kway teow for dinner. While I was ordering, I felt a tap on my shoulder and someone called out, “Pastor!” I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 18, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Recently I had the privilege to share the gospel in various contexts. It gave me the opportunity to revisit how we do evangelism. More and more I am convinced we must start with questions and not the answers. Indeed, Jesus may be the answer but in our conversations...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 27, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Living, Graceworks, Spiritual Friendship, Talks & Seminars
In about two weeks’ time, Graceworks will be organising her first seminar of the year. We don’t organise many seminars but this one in particular represents the core mission of Graceworks. God has called Graceworks to champion the course of relational transformation,...