by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 16, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Remembrance
I expected to be more emotional. I broke down only once — when I was sharing during the sharing time at the close of the retreat. Last weekend Bernice and I were at the CCF Alumni retreat at Port Dickson. The College and Career Fellowship (CCF) is a ministry to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 23, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Mentoring, Preaching & Teaching
Later in the year I will be running a one day seminar on preaching for a church I am working with. I look forward to running these seminars for lay preachers. I believe preaching should not be confined to the clergy guild. Mature church members who are gifted in this...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 24, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, God, Growth, Holy Spirit
My dad had a fiery temper. He was a passionate man. He loved passionately. He also angered passionately. Those who know me will probably be thinking: “Soo Inn’s a little like his dad. He too has a quick temper.” And you would be right. In the past my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 21, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Spiritual Friendship
Writing the preface for my next book, I was confronted afresh as to how eventful my life has been these past few years. Here is the opening paragraph of the preface: It’s been almost four years since I published my last collection of essays. In that time, I have...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 14, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Battling Sin, Christian Living
One of the results of sin is that we hide. We hid from God when He came looking for us that first evening after we sinned (Genesis 3:8). We have been hiding ever since. We try to hide our sin from God. We try to hide our sin from others. And we try to hide it from...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 15, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Rest & Busyness
On any given night in Singapore there is a Christian seminar going on. Probably a few. I discovered this when I moved down here and ran a few seminars of my own. Invariably they would clash with other seminars held on the same evenings. These seminars can be roughly...
