by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 17, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God's Provision, Life Issues, Money
“I know that God has called me to cross-cultural missions. But I want to make sure I have adequate financial security before I go. So I will go all out in my profession till I am 40. Then I will go.” You live long enough and you get to hear your fair share...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 14, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Dependence on God, God, Prayer
He came up to me tentatively and asked: “Would you mind if a novice prayed for you?” He was young and young in the faith. A college student, he couldn’t have been a Christian for more than a year. It was the first Sunday at church. Every first Sunday...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 20, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Family, God, God's Word, Parenting
No. 1 son (16 going on 17) wants two things for Christmas. First he wants a Discman, a portable CD player. Nothing special here. Every teenager functions with a constant soundtrack. His second request blew me away. He wants me to do bible study with him. He made it...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Media, Movies & Television
Scooby-doo was one of my favourite cartoon series when I was growing up. So when I saw it on again a few days ago, I thought I’d make a trip down memory lane. I was disappointed and a bit scared. This was no Scooby-doo from my childhood. A basic premise had been...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 1, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Love, Jesus, Jesus' Death
How do you address your father? I call my father “pa”, pronounced “pa-h”. (I call my mother “mummy” but that’s another story.) Jesus called his heavenly Father, “Abba”. I’m not sure how he addressed Joseph,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 30, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Word
“When Jesus gathered the twelve disciples he communicated with them orally. Likewise the crowds who heard him came without notebooks and left without paperback copies of ‘The Good News According to Jesus’. They simply had to retain his message by...
