by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 27, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
The talk was going well. People were engaged. Many were jotting notes. I was looking around trying to make eye contact with the different people in the room. And then something strange happened. The audience stopped looking at me. They began to look at something...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 19, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Life Issues, Suffering
Last Sunday (July 11th) I had the privilege of being asked to say a few words at the memorial service of my friend Alvin Tan. He died from a heart attack, age 41, on 27 April 2010. I started my saying: “It’s such a waste that he died so young. If he had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 13, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
By now the whole world knows about Paul the psychic octopus. In the recent World Cup, he predicted correctly the winner of every game that involved the German team. He even predicted correctly that Spain would beat Holland in the finals. I am not sure of the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 6, 2010 | 2010, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
disappointment: sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfilment of one’s hopes or expectations (Oxford Dictionary of English) We work hard. So when we get away, even when we have work to do, we try to squeeze in as much fun as we can. In out last trip to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 28, 2010 | 2010, Articles, God, God's Word
I am at that stage of life where I check the obituary everyday. Saw an obituary for Professor Ragunathar Kanagasuntheram in the June 24 issue of the Singapore Straits Times. I checked on-line and found one with more details. Obituary Notice Professor...