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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 23, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God's Word, Media, Movies & Television
What is one of the most exciting questions facing humankind as we enter the 21st Century? It is this: “Will CBS’s ‘Survivor2’, or NBC’s ‘Friends’ rule Thursday night viewing in the U.S.? This question is so vital it was chosen...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 23, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God's Grace
It isn’t always easy to tell the good guys from the bad in the bible. David was a man after God’s own heart. Yet the guy was a real jerk. He arranged for a man to be murdered to cover up his adulterous relationship with the man’s wife (2 Samuel 11)....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 15, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, Trinity
Ever been jarred while reading Matthew 28:19? It reads: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit…”(NRSV) “The name” is in the singular. You expect one...
