by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 8, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Rest & Busyness, Work & Vocation
Talked to a young lawyer recently. Three years out of law school, he specialized in litigation. I asked him about his hours. He said that leaving office at 9pm was norm. But there would be nights when he would leave at 11pm or later. I wasn’t surprised. Many of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 3, 2012 | 2012, Art & Beauty, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Work & Vocation
It was a first for me. I have blessed houses, offices and even a factory I think, but this was the first time I had the opportunity to bless a nail salon. A nail salon or nail bar is a beauty services establishment that primarily offers nail care services such as...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 7, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Sometimes, something stares you in the face but you don’t see it till someone points it out to you. It never occurred to me that the Hebrew structuring of a day was night/day rather than day/night. But there it is in the creation account. Genesis 1:31 reads: “God saw...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 16, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I was having dinner with some friends I had known since primary school. I hadn’t seen some of them for decades. We had this dinner partly to encourage one of them whose wife was fighting cancer. While we were eating, one of them turned to me and said: “Do...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 19, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Recently a lawyer told me that he was considering leaving his legal practice to pursue a church-related vocation. He had a heart for working with youth. He also felt that he had given too much of his life to temporal work already. Those who know me will know how I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 1, 2010 | 2010, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
On the first Sunday of the year, my friend Mark preached on Psalm 90. When he reached verse 10, he asked us to do a little arithmetic. If the verse were to be taken literally, how many years do we have left? I will be 55 this year, so 80 – 55 = 25. Still some...
