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by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 21, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Spiritual Friendship
“It takes courage to be transparent.” I was teaching on spiritual friendship a few evenings ago when one of the participants made the above comment during the question-and-answer time. I appreciated the comment because it meant that he understood that spiritual...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 6, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Church, Young Adult Ministry
Last Saturday evening (November 1st) Graceworks organised it’s first Young Adults Ministry forum. We are committed to seeing lives changed through relationships, and young adults (18–31) are a key concern for us. Organising this forum gave us an opportunity to put...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 1, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Church, Community
Definition of BUCKET LIST: a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying Origin of BUCKET LIST: from the phrase kick the bucket (to die) First known use: 2006 (Merriam-Webster) There are few things on my bucket list. I should pay more...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 25, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Church, Community
The early church had no political power. She emerged at a time when Rome was master and Caesar was Lord. The church couldn’t appeal to Caesar to allow them to continue to use the word “Allah”. Neither could they put pressure on Rome to stop those who wanted to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2014 | 2014, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, Life Issues
It’s been a long time since I taught on corporate worship. I will have the opportunity to do it at least twice this year. As I revisited the topic I found this article making its rounds on Facebook: “Are We Headed For A Crash? Reflections On The Current State of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 17, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Church, Life Issues, Preaching & Teaching, Work & Vocation
I had the privilege of teaching an evening course in a major seminary recently, on the ministry of the laity. The class started with 26 students. Midway through the class we were down to about half that number. We had about 11 students on the last evening. I was...
