by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 13, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. (Isaiah 6:1 NLT) I write this column with a heavy heart. A number of church buildings in Malaysia were bombed last night. One caught...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 4, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Gratitude, Life Issues
There was a time when I would compare my life with that of my peers. In a particularly dark period of my life, a time when I had lost most of my public ministry, I would think of a classmate of mine from Regent, and wonder why my life was not like his. He was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 21, 2009 | 2009, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
Growing up in a Christian family, I remembered Christmas as a time for presents. I was really crazy about aircraft plastic scale model kits in my later years in primary (elementary) school. I would buy them from a shop near my house. We lived in Pulau Tikus, Penang...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
Retail therapy: shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer’s mood or disposition. Often seen in people during periods of depression or transition, it is normally a short-lived habit. Items purchased during periods of retail therapy are sometimes...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
This year our two older sons, Mark and Stephen, graduated from university. One is with us in Singapore, the other in Melbourne. As parents, we rejoice that the two of them have successfully completed a key part of their development and growth. There is just one thing....
