by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
[rb_dropcap]N[/rb_dropcap]ext week, we will be launching the book, Sabbath for Pastors, by Rev Dr Mark Chua (Singapore: Graceworks, 2012). We are very excited about this book. It speaks to a critical issue, and is by an author who is both rooted in the Word and writes...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 8, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Rest & Busyness, Work & Vocation
Talked to a young lawyer recently. Three years out of law school, he specialized in litigation. I asked him about his hours. He said that leaving office at 9pm was norm. But there would be nights when he would leave at 11pm or later. I wasn’t surprised. Many of...
by Bernice Lee | Mar 16, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
Ma Swe Swe, a 49-year-old from Myanmar, … like the others interviewed, says a day off is just one of the factors that keep her going. Being treated as part of the family is what she appreciates most. (Jeremy Lim, The Straits Times, March 10, 2012) Remember the Sabbath...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 21, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
We were talking about a Christian leader who had to leave a position of leadership because of some personal problems. My friend said two things. First he said, “We should have seen it coming. Why didn’t we see it coming?” Then he said, “I could...
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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 25, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
Life is full of ironies. Or God has a great sense of humour. Tomorrow (July 26) I am to run a workshop on sabbath-keeping at a small group conference. I have never been so tired and overworked in recent memory. Perhaps I will present myself as a negative model, as one...
