by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
This year our two older sons, Mark and Stephen, graduated from university. One is with us in Singapore, the other in Melbourne. As parents, we rejoice that the two of them have successfully completed a key part of their development and growth. There is just one thing....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2009 | 2009, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
May you grow up to be righteous, May you grow up to be true, May you always know the truth And see the light surrounding you. May you always be courageous, Stand upright and be strong, And may you stay forever young . . . (“Forever Young,” Bob Dylan)...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 23, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
When you encounter the same idea two days in a row, from different sources, you take notice. On Wednesday (November 18th) I was reading Leading for a Lifetime, by Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2007). In their...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 9, 2009 | 2009, Afterlife, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
What happens after death? Nothing, according to some. Death is the universal anticlimax to life. So we should “seize the day” or “let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die (1 Corinthians 15:32 NRSV).” Then there are those who, like the ancient...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 5, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Church, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose, Small Groups
“How are you?” “How was your week?” “Can you name one item of joy and one item of concern in your life?” The many groups that Bernice and I lead are terribly predictable in one aspect — there will always be a time for people...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 25, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose, Solitude & Quiet Time
Those of us who grew up in evangelical circles know all about “quiet time.” This was spiritual discipline 101 pre-Richard Foster. All serious Christians took time every day to spend some quiet time with God. This usually involved reading a portion of...
