by Soo-Inn Tan | May 29, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Jesus, Jesus' Second Coming, Obedience & Faithfulness
What were you doing last Saturday (May 21st, 2011)? I spoke at a men’s meeting in the morning, and at a church group in the evening. In between I rushed to finish a paper I was writing for my own church community. A full day. It was only much later that I discovered...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 26, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
People die every day. Including friends. But when you read about the death of a friend, your first reaction is usually one of disbelief. Last Friday I read a poem posted on Facebook that looked like a eulogy for a friend. If I had been an objective reader I wouldn’t...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 6, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
Our church care group is having a Christmas outreach event tonight — with a difference. In previous similar events, our primary concern would be on how to “save the lost” — how to get people to make commitments to Jesus. This is still our concern because...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Life Issues, Mental Illness
I remember the night my clinical depression overtook me. It was an evening in 1998. I had the privilege opreaching at a friend’s ordination service. Later that evening I was to join a group of young adults in my church for an evangelistic camp. After the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 14, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Graceworks
I am grateful to darling Bernice for reminding me that by August, the weekly ecommentary will be ten years old. Apart from three weeks I think, and one piece written by my dear wife, I have sent out a weekly reflection that seeks to make sense of something going on in...
