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 | 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 | Jun 5, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Church, Community
We had a Care Group (small group) meet planned for tonight. We were looking forward to it because we were going to welcome back a member who had been away for awhile. But at the last minute many members messaged to say they could not make it. And so we are just going...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 8, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Church, Community
I had to take a church retreat. I was reluctant to go. I had just come back from ministry gigs in Singapore. And before that I had made a trip to Penang on family matters. I was tired. And I hate the long winding drive up to Cameron Highlands where the retreat was to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 25, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Church, Community, Work & Vocation
Lately I’ve received a few invitations to return to the pastorate. They are all invitations to join pastoral teams. I wonder if the Lord will allow me to return to the pastorate one more time. But of this I am sure. God has to lead the way. I am not looking for...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 29, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Church, Community
A recent blog entry posed this question: “Can one be de-churched yet faithful?” The blogger based his query on the book “A Churchless Faith” by Alan Jamieson which deals with this phenomenon: “The numbers of people who claim to be...
