by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
In the seventies, it was popular in some Christian circles to publicize the cause of Christ by pushing the slogan “Jesus is the answer.” Of course it didn’t take long for some one to retort in reply, “But what is the question?” This...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 24, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
I was chatting with a friend yesterday morning. His wife, also a dear friend, is fighting cancer with faith and courage. I said he must be very tired. He said he was but that he has also been energised by the fresh realisation of his own mortality. He talked about his...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 10, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Jesus' Life
I have been revisiting Gethsemane in preparation for Maundy Thursday. I am struck afresh by the prophetic force of Jesus’ travail in the dark. Jesus is no eager suicide bomber rushing to his martyrdom. Instead He wrestles with His Father to see if there was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 6, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Following Jesus
“How big is your church? How many worshippers do you have each Sunday? How big is your church building? Do you own your own building or do you have to rent? What is the seating capacity of your worship auditorium?” We encounter questions like these all the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 16, 2009 | 2009, Articles, God, God's Word, Jesus, Jesus' Life
Recently I was reminded at a talk that the heart of the Christian faith is not a book. It is a person — Jesus. The context of the comment was our continuing (and necessary) attempts to build bridges with our Muslim friends. It is so tempting to draw the following...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 2, 2009 | 2009, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Jesus, Jesus' Second Coming
Don’t know about you but the new year looks strangely like the old one. Which is why I am holding out for another one. This one: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw...
