by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 11, 2000 | 2000, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
This is a hard time for those who value justice. There are so many bodies on the road to Jericho you just feel like crossing to the other side of the road . It gets so tiring. Whether it is the latest numbers from Ambon, or the plight of innocent hostages all over the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2000 | 2000, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Death is extremely rude. It respects no one’s timetable. This was a busy week. I was trying to kick off a new ministry and preparing for a trip to Singapore. Then the news came. A good friend’s father had passed away. Death is extremely rude. It respects...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2000 | 2000, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Malaysia
dilemma:”A state of indecision between two alternatives” Part of the price of growing older is coming to terms that life is complex. When one is younger the world is black and white. Growing older doesn’t mean the jettisoning of moral absolutes. It...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 23, 2000 | 2000, Articles, Life Issues, Success
In Luke 24, Jesus appears to two disciples on the Emmaus Road. One was named Cleopas. Name the other one. Well, if you can name the other one I would like to meet you because the other disciple is not named. He belongs to a large group of players in the biblical drama...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 16, 2000 | 2000, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
“Why am I discouraged? Why so sad?” (Psalm 42:5 NLT) I went to see ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ last Monday. Boy, was it a sad movie. Among the ‘downers’: You faithfully love someone only to have that person betray you. You...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 12, 2000 | 2000, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Media, Movies & Television
‘I am truly saddened by these incidents that have no ending. My question is – why isn’t God answering the cries of His people? Where is He? Why doesn’t He intervene and help those helpless people, especially the women and children?’ The...
