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 | May 21, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
“You mean you came all this way just to see us?” I was asked this twice the past few days. We had made a lightning trip to Petaling Jaya to see some friends. There was a family undergoing a major transition. Another friend had a wife with stage four cancer. One was in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Family, Parenting
I am not sure as to the origins of Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday in May). I suspect it might have been started by someone from Hallmark cards but I am not sure. But no one would complain about another opportunity to recognise the sacrificial role that mothers play. I am...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 30, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Solitude & Quiet Time
In a recent speech to the United States Military Academy at West Point, writer William Deresiewicz states his conviction that there is a crisis of leadership in America. He said: . . . for too long we have been training leaders who only know how to keep the routine...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 23, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death
The first time I saw my father cry was when the coffin cover was closed over his mother’s body for the last time. (I must have been 13 at the time.) I had never seen my father cry before. That saddened me so much that I burst out crying. The family was very impressed...
