by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 14, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Christian Identity, Jesus' Resurrection
Every Easter, Christians and churches will declare loudly “He is risen!” This is as it should be. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead 2,000 years ago is the turning point in history and the foundation of our faith. But I have often wondered how...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 7, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Faith, Jesus' Resurrection
Recently I spent time with some young 2nd/3rd-generation Christians. I asked them why they were Christians. I told them I was ok if they said they did not know or that they were not sure they were even Christians. The majority of them, though, said they were...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 24, 2023 | 2023, Articles, Christian Identity, Following Jesus, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Maturity, Work & Vocation
D’oh —used to express sudden recognition of a foolish blunder or an ironic turn of events Merriam-Webster Doh Interj. A Gen-X colloquialism conveying an overall feeling of frustration. Slang Define I have taught two courses numerous times. One is a course on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 6, 2023 | 2023, Following Jesus, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
If you are into new year resolutions, I hope strengthening friendships will be one of your commitments. We need to intentionally cultivate friendships in a lonely world because we need friends. Here are five things you can do to build friendships. 1. Spending...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 21, 2022 | 2022, Following Jesus, God, God's Will
Last Saturday (Oct 15th) Bernice and I were privileged to be at an event that celebrated Rev Dr Daniel Chua's 65th birthday. Graceworks was also privileged to help put together the Festschrift to honour him and I had the further privilege to contribute an essay to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 16, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Jesus, Jesus' Life, Loving Others, Spiritual Friendship
There is one thing the synoptic gospels agree on — Jesus spent a lot of time eating with “undesirables”, so much so that the religious leaders of the day were upset that He spent so much time with sinners. (For the record, we are all sinners.) The...
