by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
I just came back from a conference where I met some old friends and made some new ones. Some asked how old I was. I would answer, “I am 51,” and then I realize that it is already ’07. I will be 52 this year. Some questions went beyond the numbers. At...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
There were those who questioned my spirituality when my first wife died. Word came to me that there were those who were saying that if indeed I was a leader called and empowered by God, I would have been able to have prayed for my wife’s healing successfully....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
We met for tea on the second day of the Lunar New Year. I had known both of them for more than forty years. Faces more lined, hair more gray, but in so many ways we were the same boys who knew each other in primary (elementary) school. But here we were in our...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
She had a professional qualification in accounting and had worked in one of the Big 4 accounting firms for a while. But deep down she knew she was a teacher with a special love for preschoolers. And so she resigned from her accounting job and became a kindergarten...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
When I left dentistry to pursue a vocation in the church, many Christians came up to me and commended me for leaving dentistry to “serve God.” While I appreciated their encouragement I was always disturbed by this statement because it implied that I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 11, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
My mum loves to travel. My dad hated traveling. I’m somewhere in between.I don’t mind traveling but I find travel more inviting if I get to visit with friends.This is especially true when I am visiting places for the first time. There are few things that...
