by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Dependence on God, God
I met up with some of my classmates from dental school last Saturday. The food was great and we feasted on nostalgia. Dental school was such an intense time of our lives. Three decades have passed but we remember. I remembered the first time I experienced academic...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 27, 2006 | 2006, Articles, God, God's Glory
Recently I discovered what I should do if I were to encounter a bear in the wild. * If the bear is close to you, back away slowly. Never run. * Act calmly. Move deliberately, as if you are not alarmed. This will help to calm the bear, too. * If you are in a group,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 12, 2006 | 2006, Articles, God, God's Will
This week I was reminded afresh that the search for truth comes at a very high price. In Malaysia, a leading academic resigned after his work was considered “rubbish” by a high government official and his own think tank publicly distanced itself from his...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 29, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Dependence on God, God
I am exhausted. I am half way through a seven day conference and I am tired. (I am at the Lausanne Young Leaders gathering and I guess that is part of the problem. It’s been sometime since I was a young leader.) This conference follows a great retreat I had with...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 14, 2006 | 2006, Articles, God, God's Grace
I preached on Deuteronomy 17 last Sunday, a chapter that contains the following instructions. “Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you, in one of your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 4, 2006 | 2006, Articles, God, God's Will
This summer I will have the privilege of teaching a course at Regent College, Vancouver. Entitled “Surviving Success, Appreciating Failure: A Biblical Perspective on Handling Success and Failure in Christian Leadership,” it will run from July 31 till...
