by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 22, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
I don’t blush easily. But no amount of control could stop my cheeks from burning when the congregation burst into “May the Good Lord bless you…”, the usual second verse of “Happy birthday to you?” in our part of the woods. I was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 1, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
He was one of my lecturers at Regent College (Vancouver). A pastor of many years experience, he led a key church in town. He was about twice my age. And he invited me for lunch at the faculty club. As we chatted I had the strangest feelings. Here I was, a kid of 28,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 7, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Christian Living, Solitude & Quiet Time
Do you know what’s quiet time? You may not if you didn’t grow up in mainstream evangelical culture. Quiet time (QT) is the name given to the evangelical spiritual discipline of regular bible study and prayer. Growing up in an evangelical church, you were...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 5, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I had breakfast with one of my mentors this morning. He doesn’t live in Malaysia and we meet up in person at most once a year. He didn’t know that my dad had passed away. He listened as I shared. He recounted his own experience of the death of his father...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 28, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
By any account it was a tough day at the office for Elijah (1Kings 18). First there was the day-long show-down with the prophets of Baal. Interesting odds. 1 vs. 850. Then there was the waiting for God to come through, to burn up the drenched bull. God came through...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 1, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Remembrance, Rest & Busyness
You do know that Sunday is the first day of the week don’t you? I won’t blame you if you didn’t. Most diaries and planners start the week with Monday and end it with Sunday. You have nice long strips of planning time for Mondays to Saturdays....
