by Bernice Lee | Oct 2, 2013 | 2013, Afterlife, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Life Issues
The last few participants left two nights ago. Sigh. Not a sigh of relief, but one you let out because the adrenalin rush is gone. Because you’re sad that it’s all done and dusted. Especially because it was such a special time. Behold, how good and pleasant it is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 25, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
“Can you please pray for my friend? She has just suffered a miscarriage.” The two friends had approached me for prayer during prayer ministry time at the end of the worship service. Many were coming forward to be prayed for. I don’t know why these two came to me. It...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 21, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
E-Learning: learning conducted via electronic media, typically on the Internet (Oxford Dictionary) During our recent trip to North America, a number of things happened that reinforced my calling to champion the foundational role of personal relationships in Christian...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 25, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Movies & Television, Work & Vocation
I am not surprised that the movie, The Three Idiots is the highest grossing movie in India and the highest grossing Indian movie internationally (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots). Bernice saw it a year ago and highly recommended it but busyness and the fact...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 19, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Movies & Television, Work & Vocation
We watched The Three Idiots last Sunday (June 16, 2013), Father’s Day. We were at our church camp and our usual practice is to view one movie together and comment on what we learned from it. In a nutshell, The Three Idiots is, in spirit, an Indian version of The Dead...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 22, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Governance, Hope, Life Issues, World Issues
I hate to lose. Which is why I will never forget the Dental Inter-Year tug-of-war finals of 1974. We were Year 1s. We defeated the Year 4s in a tough semi-final (there were only four teams). Then came the final with the Year 3s. We were equally matched but they had...