by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 20, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring, Preaching & Teaching
Some of the teachers that influenced me most at Regent College had done their doctoral work at Oxford University. So, sometime in my third year at Regent, I toyed with the idea of pursuing a doctorate at Oxford too. I ran the idea by John Nolland, a New Testament...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 23, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Preaching & Teaching
I was delighted to find out at the recent Regent 50th anniversary celebration that some alumni had put together a festschrift for Sven Soderlund. He started teaching in Regent in 1978. I started my studies there in 1981. He wasn’t one of the luminaries like J. I....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 25, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Preaching & Teaching
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. . . ( 2 Timothy 3:16 NIV) I never had the privilege of studying under Dr Gordon D. Fee. When he joined the Regent faculty I had just finished my studies...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 11, 2021 | 2021, Articles, God, Jesus, Preaching & Teaching
On June 25/26, Regent College will be celebrating her 50th birthday. This was meant to happen last year and on site, but the continuing impact of Covid-19 meant the celebration was postponed to this year and to be held online. My years in Regent (1981–1985) were...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 30, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Preaching & Teaching, Work & Vocation
A few days ago (April 27) friends on Facebook remembered that it would have been John Stott’s 100th birthday if he had not returned to the Lord in 2011. I realised I had never written about my debt to him. Like many evangelicals in my time, we received very...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 16, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
Last Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at the traditional services of Wesley Methodist Church (Singapore). It was a test of stamina as I had to preach at four services: three in the morning and one in the evening. I was given a free choice of topics and I chose...
