by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 19, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
I was having dinner with some good friends a few nights ago. One of them shared that she was pregnant, her first pregnancy. We rejoiced with her. I marveled again at this experience of bearing a child, an experience foreign to men. A child conceived in love as this...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 24, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
I took part in a play only once in my life. In my second year in university I played Earnest in “The Importance Of Being Earnest.” I thought our best performance was the full-dress rehearsal. We were a little tense on the night of the actual performance....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 27, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God's Provision
“Dad has just come out of the operating theatre. Can’t you hear him coughing in the background? That’s him.” Through the wonder of cell phones, my sister had just informed me that dad had survived his by-pass operation. I was with dad on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 19, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God's Provision
You find that you have cancer. Or maybe it’s a member of the family who has been afflicted. And suddenly friends, acquaintances and complete strangers volunteer to help. First there will be the recommendations of all sorts of herbal preparations, vitamins, and...
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...
