by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 25, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
“There is no correlation at all between success and hours worked.” This in-your-face statement is the title of an article by Seth Godin in the June 2001 issue of FAST COMPANY. Godin notes that “one of the least savoury by-products of the new economy...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 28, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Hope, Life Issues
Tucked away in U2’s All That You Can”t Leave Behind album is this incredible bit of poetry: Jesus this song you wrote The words are sticking in my throat Peace on Earth Hear it every Christmas time But hope and history won’t rhyme So what’s it...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Hope, Jesus, Jesus' Birth, Life Issues
Have you seen the dancing Santas? They seem to be the rage this Christmas. These mechanical wonders come in various sizes. (I’ve seen them in heights ranging from one foot to eight feet. Their basic trick – shaking their hips side to side in simple...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 4, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Persecution
Sometimes you have to wonder what God is up to. Like when the 16 Christians were shot dead in Pakistan. The killers came in towards the close of the service and started shooting. Mothers threw themselves over their children to protect them. Cries for mercy were...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 28, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Relationships
This is a good time for evangelism. The gods of the day have been found wanting. Materialistic consumerism has been shown, yet again, to be no gods at all. Suicidal terrorism is no life giving god either. Recent events have brought home afresh that the only true...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 20, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Hope, Life Issues, Suffering
The stench must have been horrible. The fauna of the Nile had a field day. Perhaps ancient Egypt was a more violent place and time than today. Still, the sight of a continuous stream of dead male babies floating down the Nile would have given pause to any witness, in...
