by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 18, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Soo-Inn Tan
I think Christians on both sides of the Causeway are too thin-skinned. In a recent debate in the Malaysian parliament on a bill to increase penalties for drink driving, a member of parliament from PAS (the Islamic Party), Nik Muhammad Zamawi Salleh, said that all the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 4, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Graceworks
We are living in a unique point in history where we have at least five generations alive simultaneously. Different studies may define the five generations slightly differently but here are the five generations: Gen Z: Born between 1995–2015 Millennial: Born between...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 28, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Hope, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV) Periodically, I still get asked if I have adopted Singapore citizenship, both by my Malaysian friends and by my Singaporean friends. It is an understandable...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 21, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Family, Gender roles, Marriage, Soo-Inn Tan
There are two types of difficult Bible passages/verses. There are those that are easy to understand but hard to practise, for example “Love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44). But there are verses that are just downright puzzling. Like 1 Timothy 2:15: But women will be...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 7, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, Hope, Life Issues
I found this journal entry from 23rd August 2019. This morning we visited Jim and Kit Packer. Jim is working on what he believes to be his last book, his “last long haul”, a book on the Anglican contribution to theology that he was cowriting with Don Lewis. He is...