by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2014 | 2014, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, Life Issues
It’s been a long time since I taught on corporate worship. I will have the opportunity to do it at least twice this year. As I revisited the topic I found this article making its rounds on Facebook: “Are We Headed For A Crash? Reflections On The Current State of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 20, 2013 | 2013, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Church, Life Issues, Preaching & Teaching
I saw them from the corner of my eye, three young men waiting to have a word with me. The Sunday worship had just ended. Various other people wanted to talk to me, old friends came by to say hello. There were quite a number of people who wanted to talk to me. The...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 22, 2012 | 2012, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Prayer
This is the season of church camps. I have spoken at more than my usual this year. Folks seem to have been blessed. At this chapter of my life I know that God uses earthen vessels and I can believe that I have been used by the Lord to minister to people. Some who...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 29, 2007 | 2007, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Dependence on God, God, Life Issues
Are you humble? This is the ultimate Catch-22 question. To answer in the negative is to admit that you are not humble. To answer “yes” is to reveal that you have a somewhat high opinion of yourself and therefore are not really humble. You just can’t...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 22, 2005 | 2005, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Life Issues
One learns about jealousy early in life. “Dad seems to like my brother over me.” “Why is she teacher’s pet?” “And why, oh why does she prefer to be in his arms and not in mine?” There was this girl I really liked. And she...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 3, 2000 | 2000, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
“It’s not easy to be transparent. At work we have learnt to hide our weaknesses. If we reveal our weaknesses, we will be penalised.” The above sentiments were shared during a training event for small group leaders. The topic was, of course, the need...
