by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 4, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Persecution
Sometimes you have to wonder what God is up to. Like when the 16 Christians were shot dead in Pakistan. The killers came in towards the close of the service and started shooting. Mothers threw themselves over their children to protect them. Cries for mercy were...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Books, Media
I first discovered mystery novels in the midst of writing my ThM thesis. Desperately needing mental breaks from a thesis that seemed to crawl along, I visited the neighbourhood library – and discovered Agatha Christie. I have been hooked ever since. Should...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Gratitude, Life Issues, Suffering
I received an e-mail from an old friend last week. He basically stated that the world is in such a mess that the only thing to do now is to hope that Christ returns soon. While few may share his strongly theological perspective on life, many will be able to identify...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 11, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Violence, World Issues
Remember the Marshall plan? Named after the then U.S. Secretary of State, George C. Marshall(1947), it was a financial aid programme funded by the United States, “for the recovery of war-devastated Europe: former Allies, belligerents and neutrals…all that...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 5, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Success
“Good Christians will never excel in the worlds of business and the professions. There is something in the Christian spiritual DNA that handicaps their ability to compete and come ahead in the real world.” I have encountered the above sentiments again and...
