by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 25, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Governance, World Issues
Many of us are very upset and pained by the recent decision of the Malaysian apex court on the “Allah” issue. Malaysians are urged to pray for protection of freedom of religion in Malaysia. This follows the Federal Court verdict to deny Catholic publication The Herald...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2014 | 2014, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Church, Corporate Worship, Life Issues
It’s been a long time since I taught on corporate worship. I will have the opportunity to do it at least twice this year. As I revisited the topic I found this article making its rounds on Facebook: “Are We Headed For A Crash? Reflections On The Current State of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 17, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Church, Life Issues, Preaching & Teaching, Work & Vocation
I had the privilege of teaching an evening course in a major seminary recently, on the ministry of the laity. The class started with 26 students. Midway through the class we were down to about half that number. We had about 11 students on the last evening. I was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 9, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Governance, Justice, World Issues
There are times when being Malaysian, Chinese, and Christian really sucks. This is one of those times. This past week, a Malay rights advocacy group made a public statement that the Chinese were brought into Malaysia by the British colonial rulers to rob Malays of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 3, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
[Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and intend to do so, don’t read this until you have done so.] Bernice and I went to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) last night. Didn’t work for us. The movie felt like a collection of jigsaw puzzle...