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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 21, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
The church is in the news a lot in Singapore these days. Recently the papers carried the story of a sermon that was deemed to be disrespectful of Taoism. A 10-minute audio clip from that sermon had been posted on YouTube. In it, a church pastor, Mr Mark Ng, can be...
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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 7, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Family, Life Issues, Suffering, Widowhood
When Bernice and I visit a newly widowed friend, we will invariably be asked, “how long will it take?” No explanations needed. We know precisely what is being asked. How long before one gets over the crippling, agonising pain of loss? How long before life...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 31, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
Just came back from a three week trip to the Pacific North West — Vancouver and Seattle, with a side trip to Calgary. We made a similar trip last year. I can summarise this trip in two words — work, and friends. Work, well, the volume of work this time was...
