by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
“I was so happy to receive an email from someone who claimed to love me” By now you would have heard about the ‘I LOVE YOU’ virus which has made its destructive way around the world. You would either have been struck by it, or have received 30...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 6, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Death & Grief, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
Talk about timing. When I was in Singapore recently, I picked up a new Henri Nouwen book: TURN MY MOURNING INTO DANCING. No, Henri Nouwen hasn’t come back from the beyond. The book was put together by Timothy Jones, who compiled the book after working through...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 22, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Church, Community, Life Issues, Suffering
I met a friend recently. We had met for the first time 5 years ago when we shared a room at a ministry consultation in Hong Kong. I was experiencing deep pain in my life then. I shared some of that pain with him. He listened with kindness and compassion. He prayed for...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
I ordered the tempura set(I’m a creature of habit.) He ordered the noodles. Over the meal we talked… and listened. Subject matter ranged from the state of the world to the health of our parents. We chatted about our work, exchanged war stories about...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Gratitude, Life Issues, Suffering
I received an e-mail from an old friend last week. He basically stated that the world is in such a mess that the only thing to do now is to hope that Christ returns soon. While few may share his strongly theological perspective on life, many will be able to identify...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 5, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Success
“Good Christians will never excel in the worlds of business and the professions. There is something in the Christian spiritual DNA that handicaps their ability to compete and come ahead in the real world.” I have encountered the above sentiments again and...
