by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 2, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Communication, Life Issues
In her excellent book on the “Writing Life”, Annie Dillard advises writers to: “Write as if you were dying. At the same time, assume you write for an audience consisting solely of terminal patients. That is, after all, the case. What would you begin...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 24, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I have a (another) confession to make. In a previous life I was a dentist. Well it was so long ago and far away it feels like another life. But yes, for three years I was a healer of human oral tissues. Dentistry is a controversial profession. For some reason people...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 17, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God's Provision, Life Issues, Money
“I know that God has called me to cross-cultural missions. But I want to make sure I have adequate financial security before I go. So I will go all out in my profession till I am 40. Then I will go.” You live long enough and you get to hear your fair share...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 13, 2002 | 2002, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
The one question that most of us avoid is this: “When will we die?” Most of us are part of this universal denial. We live as though we will live forever. Barring the second coming of Jesus to wrap up time and space, and He has taken much longer than any of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 15, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
In these days of daily scientific innovation, it’s hard to remember a time when battery-powered toys first appeared. I recall a toy tank I had that ran on batteries. It had a very cool feature. When it ran against a wall or any immovable obstacle, it would pause...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2002 | 2002, Afterlife, Articles, Life Issues
We are stardust We are golden And we’ve got to get ourselves Back to the garden. “Woodstock” Joni Mitchell Suddenly the world feels like a very dangerous place. You are on vacation and a bomb violently takes your life. You go about your business and...
