by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 22, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring
I love to preach. I feel alive when I stand before people and try to communicate God’s word with relevance, accuracy, and passion. Through the years many have told me that I have the ‘gift’. God has gifted me to preach. I feel His pleasure when I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 8, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
I know that bad news sells. But its getting ridiculous. Each morning’s paper is another rehash of the same old problems at home and abroad. What is worse, there seems to be no real solutions. Sept. 11? Lets toughen up airport security. Enron collapse? Lets...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 1, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
In his book, EXPLORING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, Alan Jones describes the first time he received spiritual direction. He was still in seminary. Periodically he had to take walks with his principal. Jones writes:”He (the principal) was an extraordinary and powerful...
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...
