by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 5, 2002 | 2002, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
A sweet young thing came up to me at the mall a few days ago. She gave me a dazzling smile and I thought: “Wow, the old guy still has it.” I blessed her with a smile in return. Then she asked me if I would like to buy some hair dye. She was selling some...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 7, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Provision, Life Issues, Relationships
Have you noticed that food and eating appears all over the bible? The trees in the idyllic garden of eden had trees that were pleasant to the sight and good for food (Genesis 2:9). Heaven is the Wedding Feast of the Lamb (Revelation 19:6-8). Jesus want us to remember...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 2, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Media, Music
George Harrison died on Thursday, November 29th, 2001. He died of cancer. His passing didn’t shake the world as much as the death of John Lennon, his fellow Beatle. Maybe his death was just one of many tragedies in the September 11th year. Or maybe, after the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
I’m not sure who first coined the phrase “change is the only constant” or when that phrase was first coined. I only know that I rarely hear it anymore. Not because it is no longer true, but because change has become so commonplace in the 21st century...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
She was surprised. It had been a very hard year. One by one, key members of her family had been stricken. She was exhausted. She had nothing more to give. And then there was the matter of the members of her small group. Many were going through incredible problems too....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 28, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Hope, Life Issues
Tucked away in U2’s All That You Can”t Leave Behind album is this incredible bit of poetry: Jesus this song you wrote The words are sticking in my throat Peace on Earth Hear it every Christmas time But hope and history won’t rhyme So what’s it...
