by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 17, 2008 | 2008, Articles, God, God's Grace
In my first professional examination in dental school I flunked three of my four final papers. And I flunked the big ones — anatomy, biochemistry and physiology. I remember the long train journey home to Penang knowing my dad would be waiting for me at the train...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 14, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Governance, World Issues
The biggest political news in Malaysia for the New Year was the resignation of the health minister. He had been filmed committing adultery and the one-hour sex video had been distributed widely in his home state. He didn’t do a Bill Clinton. He admitted he was the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 3, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
At first I felt that I had nothing to contribute to our church’s Watch Night service. Besides, our pastor had the main preaching segment covered. I was tired, still feeling the effects of all the changes I went through in 2007. But on the afternoon of 31st December, a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 31, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Violence, World Issues
Barring something more tragic or more spectacular happening, Benazir Bhutto’s face will be the last face that dominates the media this year. “Bhutto, 54, had hoped the huge popular following she enjoyed among the Pakistani poor would propel her to power...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 21, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
I led him to Christ. He let me stay in his house. Twenty years separate the previous two statements. I am in Melbourne to attend son Stephen’s graduation. (Was it only yesterday that I carried him newly born in the Penang maternity hospital?) When Ken heard I...
