by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 11, 2013 | 2013, Articles, God, God's Love, Jesus, Jesus' Life
Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 31, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, God, God’s Sovereignty
Was there something you wanted from the Lord in 2012? Something good and legitimate? You trusted and prayed. You also did your part. You were no quietist. But the thing hoped for didn’t come. And you wonder. Yes you know you need to trust in the Lord; yes He knows...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 24, 2012 | 2012, Articles, God, Hope, Life Issues, Redemption
dung: excrement, esp of animals; manure (Collins) While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. (Luke...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 10, 2012 | 2012, Articles, God, God's Provision
I almost made a big mistake. I was about to sell our Malaysian 2004 Hyundai Getz for the money. I had already left the car at my mechanic’s and asked him to contact reliable used-car dealers to give me quotations. The first quotation was low. But it made us pause. The...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 15, 2012 | 2012, Articles, God, God's Provision
It’s confession time again. I didn’t go to any worship service on Sunday May 27th, 2012. No, I wasn’t sick and neither did I participate in a Saturday evening service the night before. It was quite last-minute. I had to bless a restaurant....
by Bernice Lee | Nov 26, 2011 | 2011, Articles, God, God's Word
“When you are alone, listen to God,” he had posted in response to my Facebook status update. It was a timely reminder from a caring friend. I had been so caught up with the preparations for MAI-Asia’s Publishing Forum in Hong Kong that I hadn’t...