by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 25, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Church, Community
Have you checked out the March 21st issue of TIME? (I have the Asian Edition.) The lead story alone, on Mary, mother of Jesus, would justify a Newsweek subscriber like myself picking up this issue. But I found myself more drawn to a short article in the health section...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 14, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Church, Community
Most of us have probably heard of Gore-Tex fabrics, fabrics which have a transparent plastic coating that makes them waterproof and wind proof but keeps them breathable. What you may not know is that the company that produces them, W. L. Gore & Associates, was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 8, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Church, Community, God, God's Word
It appears that everything significant is birthed in blood. Regent College (Vancouver) was no different. When she first opened her doors in 1970, six students enrolled. Two were killed in a car crash before school started. Yet today, Regent is recognized as a cutting...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 18, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Church, Community
It’s hard to believe that I was once a pastor. For ten years I had the privilege to pastor two churches. I don’t think I will serve as a pastor again anytime soon. Maybe never. But if I ever were to lead a church again, I might as well try something...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Church, Community
I’ve always been drawn to the Emmaus Road account (Luke 24:13-53) because it speaks of one of the most crippling of human experiences – disillusionment. The two disciples had betted their lives on Jesus. They had come to a point in their lives where they...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 11, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Church, Community, Life Issues, Relationships
She would probably protest. But I would still do it. I would still include her in my list of heroes. At the peak of her career she decided that it was time to get out. Her decision must have looked like career suicide to some. But she took her cues from within. And...
