by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 8, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Hope, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Coming from a Chinese diaspora family in Malaysia, I was given a master plan early in life: Work hard in school so that you can get good grades in your examinations. Good grades will enable you to get into the best universities and qualify you to take the best...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, God, God’s Sovereignty, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
Civil liberties groups, the Christian church and opposition politicians in Malaysia have accused the mainstream media of stoking religious tensions with a recent spate of reports alleging that some Christians are trying to convert Muslims. A human rights group,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 29, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Battling Sin, Christian Living
“Do you have a problem with pride Dr Tan? Well, that’s your Goliath. You deal with it.” Maybe not an exact quote, but that is what one of my students said to me recently. He had been very enthusiastic about my teaching, and he had told me so. He said...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 24, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
On August 11th 2011, one of our pet dogs, Dusty, disappeared. Both Bernice and I were not in Singapore. I was teaching in a seminary in Malaysia and beloved Bernice didn’t tell me, so that I wouldn’t be distracted from my work. She told me two days later....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 18, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Obedience & Faithfulness
There was a time when I wanted to go to Oxford to pursue a doctoral degree. This was a long time ago. I realised subsequently that I subconsciously wanted to be like some of my professors who I admired. They had received their doctorates from Oxford. I am glad that I...
