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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 19, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
This seems to be a tough time for many of my friends. One has been laid off for about three months. He has young kids and a mortgage to pay off. He was the only breadwinner. In his 40s, his job prospects are grim. Another is a missionary in a foreign land. Someone...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 7, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, Redemption
What happens when an appliance in your house breaks down? The heating filament in my oven toaster broke about a year ago. It would have been much more expensive to repair it than to buy a new one. So we threw the broken one away and bought another. This seems to be a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 7, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God's Grace, Redemption
Parables are no fun when you know how they turn out. For example everyone knows about the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37). Heck, we all want to be the Good Samaritan. We know we should extend aid to all who need it even to those who despise us. The...
