by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 13, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, God, God's Grace, God's Will, Jesus, Jesus' Birth
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was no wimp. The angel Gabriel declared that Mary was “highly favoured” and that the Lord was with her (Luke 1:26–28), which are Luke’s code words for the fact that Mary was a woman of substance. She was maybe 14 years old? Yet she stood her...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2019 | 2019, Aging, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
We just came back from Penang where we celebrated my mum’s 92nd birthday. (Mum has Alzheimer’s dementia, is recovering from a broken hip, and is staying in a nursing home in Penang.) We had a great time with mum. First we took her for lunch at a fish and chips place....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, God, God's Provision
It’s been a long time since I wrote on “faith healing”, the conviction that if we have enough faith, God will surely heal us. That’s because I haven’t heard a sermon on faith healing in a long time. I heard one recently. And as I have written before, as in many...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 20, 2019 | 2019, Articles, God, God's Provision, Gratitude, Life Issues
I came ready to speak on conflict management. It was my fourth and final address for the Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) beginning-of-term prayer and praise gathering. I was asked to focus on spiritual friendship for the sessions and I came ready to talk about...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 26, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Church, God, God's Grace, Preaching & Teaching
Last Saturday I had the chance to share at a CRU reading advocacy event. It gave me a chance to revisit some of the books that had impacted my life. One, which impacted my preaching, was Frederick Buechner’s book, Telling the Truth (New York, NY: Harper &...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 5, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Dependence on God, God, Rest & Busyness
There is no shortage of books, planners, seminars, and apps to help you manage your time. The huge market for time management tools is an indication of the world we live in. Many of us are distracted, torn in many directions, working hard, yet often feeling guilty we...
