by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 13, 2024 | 2024, God's Glory, Obedience & Faithfulness
I have been noticing something strange. One of the joys of growing older is that you get to meet up with people whom you ministered to years ago; some, 20 or 30 years ago. In recent times I have met a few that I first tried to help a long time ago. They are...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024, God's Grace
Read Genesis 27 & 28 Jacob was a cheat. Guided by his mother, Jacob cheated his elder brother of his blessing by masquerading as his older brother to get the blessings from their father. Not a hint here that mother and younger son trusted God and His...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 3, 2024 | 2024, Corporate Worship, God's Glory, God's Grace
I was naughty and I gave the audience a trick question. I read out two passages that described an encounter between people and God. First, I read out the Isaiah 6:1–8 passage. Then I read the Luke15:11–32 passage. I asked them which picture of God they...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024, Faith, God's Will
I was at Regent College from 1981 to 1985. It was one of the most significant experiences of my life. What I learnt there would see me through some of the toughest moments of my life and ministry. I was to learn, years after I had left Regent, that my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 22, 2024 | 2024, Faith, God's Grace
Once in a while, I will meet a young dentist or dental student who will remind me that I was once the chairman of the Sheep Farmers Club. They would have learnt this from one of their lecturers in the National University of Singapore dental faculty, Dr Vijayan...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 15, 2024 | 2024, Community, God's Grace, Gratitude, Loving Others, Spiritual Friendship
I am on a mission to thank the friends who stood by me in my darkest moments. Those of you who know me will know of my ten black years, a period that started with the death of my first wife from cancer and ended with a journey through clinical depression, with a...
