by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 2, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Justice, World Issues, Young Adult Ministry
Last night, during my “Ministry to Young Adults” class, one of my students, a young adult himself, asked: “How do we do evangelism with a ‘woke’ generation?” I had heard the term “woke” before but I googled just to be sure. Definition of woke (chiefly US slang): aware...
by Bernice Lee | Feb 22, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Governance, Growth, Loving Others, World Issues
Wiktionary: (idiomatic) A long-term strategy or endeavor. When you pass your half-century, the game doesn’t seem that long anymore. You’re closer to your death than you are your birth. But when even making the transition from this life to the next is merely that—a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 15, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Church, Community, Life Issues, World Issues
It’s been a long time since I held a newly born in my arms. This past Monday I had the privilege of holding grandson Austin. It’s hard to describe the wonder of a new life. One of the first things that strikes you is the fact that a baby is so helpless. He or she is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 5, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering, World Issues
It’s already moving off the front pages of print and online media, not spared of the relentless push for new news to catch the attention of audiences addicted to novelty. But this happened last Friday: A powerful, 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 14, 2018 | 2018, Aging, Articles, Authors, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Discernment, Malaysia, Obedience & Faithfulness, Rest & Busyness, Soo-Inn Tan, Spiritual Friendship, Work & Vocation
Recently I was ministering in Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia, and took the opportunity to meet up with an old friend, Pastor Lam Kee Hing. (He is a little older than me.) I don’t think I exaggerate when I call him the key leader in the ministry to indigenous...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 13, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Homosexuality, Loving Others, World Issues
You may or may not know that the word “gospel” means good news. As followers of Jesus we have been called to preach the good news of the Kingdom till the King returns. But how is the gospel good news to someone who wants to follow Christ but who is...
