by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 21, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Loving Others, Work & Vocation
Last Sunday night I met up with one of my NextUp cohorts. (NextUp is a small group ministry run by Grace@Work that seeks to help emerging Christian leaders clarify their vocations. ) During the meeting one of the members said that there was a danger that you could be...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 4, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
In the end its really moot if its God’s permissive will or if its God’s perfect will or some other category of divine will. The fact is it’s cancer. The fact is I have two close friends fighting cancer. Therefore please understand why I look more...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 21, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Prayer, Work & Vocation
Please pray for my children, pray that they will do well in their exams.” Every year around the times of the major government exams, I will receive many emails/text messages that are variations of the above. Worried parents want divine help for their children,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 23, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I just heard that a good friend had received a major promotion. I was glad, proud of him, joyful that a good friend had done well. I was also grateful to the Lord because in this world, good people may not get recognized. No matter how good you are, you take nothing...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 15, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Hope, Life Issues, Media, Music
Nostalgia can gut you. I just bought Simon & Garfunkel, Old Friends, Live on Stage (CD+DVD). I am blown away every time I hear “Homeward Bound.” Happened again. All of us who live in the modern rock/pop era have our own collection of songs that...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 4, 2006 | 2006, Afterlife, Articles, Hope, Life Issues
The distance between joy and sorrow is razor thin. He had come to help me celebrate my wedding. He and his wife were old friends. I had conducted their wedding. Their maid was away and the babysitter was not available and they had three young children. But they had...
