by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 15, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
Have you ever wished that you lived in another time? Or that your life had turned out differently? Are you spending a lot of time day dreaming about the ‘what ifs’ of your life? I have. When the pastorate got tough I day dreamed a lot about going back to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
I’m not sure who first coined the phrase “change is the only constant” or when that phrase was first coined. I only know that I rarely hear it anymore. Not because it is no longer true, but because change has become so commonplace in the 21st century...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Hope, Jesus, Jesus' Birth, Life Issues
Have you seen the dancing Santas? They seem to be the rage this Christmas. These mechanical wonders come in various sizes. (I’ve seen them in heights ranging from one foot to eight feet. Their basic trick – shaking their hips side to side in simple...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 6, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Death & Grief, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
Talk about timing. When I was in Singapore recently, I picked up a new Henri Nouwen book: TURN MY MOURNING INTO DANCING. No, Henri Nouwen hasn’t come back from the beyond. The book was put together by Timothy Jones, who compiled the book after working through...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 23, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God's Will, God’s Sovereignty
What if…. What if Joseph’s brothers had been nice, forgiving guys? We’ll never know because when push came to shove, they decided to kill their braggart brother (Genesis 37). One brother had a little more sense so Joseph’s life was spared. He...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 9, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Suffering
I met one of my seminary profs from Regent College a few weeks ago. He was visiting from Canada. He is a senior statesmen in evangelical circles, particularly in the area of spirituality. Over lunch, he reminded us how he embarked on his ‘career’ in...
