by Soo-Inn Tan | May 27, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Christian Living, Discernment, Following Jesus, God, God's Will, Jesus
Have you heard of the phrase “What would Jesus do?” The Wikipedia article on this is helpful. The phrase “What would Jesus do?”, often abbreviated to WWJD, became popular particularly in the United States in the late 1800s after the widely read...
by Bernice Lee | Apr 15, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus' Death
Death: We are uncomfortable in its presence, and we try everything we can to avoid it. We even avoid talking about it. We use a variety of euphemisms instead, as if we’re afraid that Death itself might overhear. Passed away. Departed from us. Gone to a better place....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 25, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
The last few days, two people close to us passed away. It seems to be a season of deaths. The most significant loss I suffered was the death of mum in October last year. The Christian narrative is that those who die in Christ go home to the Lord (Philippians 1:23)...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 28, 2022 | 2022, Articles, Jesus' Death, Media, Movies & Television
[Spoilers ahead: What, you haven’t watched Spider-man: No Way Home yet?] Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) is not a perfect movie. As Paris Marx reminds us, a Peter Parker with the patronage of Tony Stark and now Stark Enterprises is not the poor boy from a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 24, 2021 | 2021, Articles, Christian Living, Hope, Jesus, Jesus' Birth
Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on Your troubles will be out of sight — Hugh Martin 1943 My favourite Christmas song (not carol) is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. It is a sad song telling us that our troubles will...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 11, 2021 | 2021, Articles, God, Jesus, Preaching & Teaching
On June 25/26, Regent College will be celebrating her 50th birthday. This was meant to happen last year and on site, but the continuing impact of Covid-19 meant the celebration was postponed to this year and to be held online. My years in Regent (1981–1985) were...
