by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 15, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Loving Others
Imagine you are a member of a church where many are poor. Some of them don’t even have a roof over their heads. Many are not sure where their next meal is coming from. Most are victims of natural disasters that would strike their part of the world from time to time....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 1, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Life Issues, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
I have the privilege of teaching some courses at various seminaries. Often, at the end of a course, we would invite the students over to our home for dinner. We did this recently. This class was a small one and we could fit everyone around our dining table. At such...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 13, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Life Issues, Loving Others, Mental Illness
I enjoy preaching. I think it’s one of my gifts. When I get invited to speak on a new subject, I relish the challenge. But not last night. I am still not sure how it happened but I found myself the main speaker on the first session of a three-day conference on the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 31, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Community, Soo-Inn Tan
Image from http://kendallvanderslice.com/we-will-feast Indulge me. Once in awhile I return to my dream of setting up a house church. And then I imagine what a regular meeting will look like. The last time I did this can be found here: Dinners with Jesus. Well, I am on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 24, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Discipleship, Discipleship, Soo-Inn Tan
I will be speaking at three Vancouver churches this weekend — one seminar, one adult Sunday school class, one sermon and one consultation with some church leaders. Independently, all three have asked me to speak on discipleship. I wondered why, seeing they have access...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 2, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Justice, World Issues, Young Adult Ministry
Last night, during my “Ministry to Young Adults” class, one of my students, a young adult himself, asked: “How do we do evangelism with a ‘woke’ generation?” I had heard the term “woke” before but I googled just to be sure. Definition of woke (chiefly US slang): aware...
